Bootle railway station
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Location | |
Place | Bootle |
Local authority | Copeland |
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Grid reference | SD093892 |
Operations | |
Station code | BOC |
Managed by | Northern Rail |
Number of platforms | 2 |
DfT category | F2 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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Annual rail passenger usage* | |
2004/05 | 13,397 |
2005/06 | 12,537 |
2006/07 | 14,512 |
2007/08 | 14,403 |
2008/09 | 17,828 |
2009/10 | 15,582 |
2010/11 | 14,946 |
2011/12 | 12,792 |
2012/13 | 13,312 |
2013/14 | 11,496 |
History | |
Original company | Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | Furness Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
8 July 1850 | Station opened |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bootle from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
UK Railways portal |
Bootle Railway Station, situated in the hamlet of Bootle Station, serves the village of Bootle and the neighbouring hamlet of Hycemoor in Cumbria, England. The railway station is a request stop on the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line 24 miles (39 km) north of Barrow-in-Furness. It is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services.
History
The Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway was authorised in 1847 for a line which would link the town of Whitehaven with the Furness Railway at Broughton-in-Furness.[1] It was opened in stages, and the section between Ravenglass and Bootle opened either on 19 July 1850[2] or on 8 July 1850.[3] On 28 October 1850 the last section between Bootle and Broughton-in-Furness was formally opened.[2]
Services
Monday to Saturdays there is generally an hourly (with some longer gaps in the early morning and afternoon) request service southbound to Barrow and northbound towards Whitehaven and Carlisle. Some services continue beyond Barrow via the Furness Line.
There is no evening or Sunday service.
Explosion on 22 March 1945
At about 22:17 on 22 March 1945 a wagon containing depth charges in southbound freight train caught fire on approaching Bootle. The train crew, driver H. Goodall and fireman H.N. Stubbs, on becoming aware of the fire, stopped the train south of Bootle station. Despite the fierce fire, the crew isolated the burning wagon by uncoupling the rear portion of the train, then drawing it forward to before uncoupling the burning wagon. With the wagon isolated, the fireman went forward to protect the northbound line while the driver went back in a possible attempt to fight the fire. At this point the depth charges violently exploded, killing the driver and creating a crater 105 feet long to a depth of 50 feet.
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bootle railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Bootle railway station from National Rail
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Furness Railway |
Line and station open
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