Workington Bridge
Location type
StationName and dates
Workington Bridge (1847-1951)Opened on the Cockermouth and Workington Railway.
Description
This was a two platform station west of the approach road to Workington Bridge over the River Derwent, the road crossed on a bridge. The goods yard was to the east of the road.
To the east of the station was Workington Bridge Junction where the Cockermouth and Workington Railway was met by a spur from the Cleator and Workington Railway such that the trains could run south to Workington Central.
To the west the line passed under the Cleator and Workington Railway and joined the Whitehaven Junction Railway at Derwent Junction, a south facing junction, which allowed trains to run south to Workington. A further line was opened running west to Lonsdale Dock when it opened.
The station did not open with the line but opened to make the north bank of the River Derwent more accessible to the south bank.
The station site has been cleared and is now partly Northside Road.
Tags
StationExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
08/04/2018
| Nearby stations Workington Central Workington Workington North Seaton [CWJ] Siddick Junction Camerton [CWR] High Harrington Harrington Church Road Halt Harrington Rosehill (Archer Street) Halt Copperas Hill Marron Junction Flimby Distington Bridgefoot | Workington Bridge Junction Cloffock^s Junction Calva Junction Barepot Tinplate Works Derwent Junction Lowther Iron Works Dock Junction Engine Shed Dock Junction Lonsdale Dock Workington Shed North Western Hematite Steel Works Oldside Hematite Iron and Steel Works Moorbanks Pit Jane Pit St Helens No 3 Colliery |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
News items
| 21/04/2021 | Road and rail changes during Port of Workington bridge upgrade [Network Rail] |
