Barrow-in-Furness Strand railway station

{{short description|Disused railway station in Cumbria, England}}

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{{Use British English|date=April 2017}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Barrow-in-Furness (Strand)

| status = Disused

| image = Barrow-in-Furness railway station (site), Cumbria.jpg

| caption = The former station building in 2013

| borough = Barrow in Furness, Westmorland and Furness

| country = England

| original = Furness Railway

| pregroup = Furness Railway

| years1 = {{start date|1863|||df=y}}

| events1 = Opened

| years2 = 1882

| events2 = Closed

}}

Barrow-in-Furness Strand railway station was the first permanent railway terminus to be built in Barrow-in-Furness, England. Located on the Strand at St. George's Square close to the town's docks its functioning life was short, however the building itself continued to be used as the headquarters of the Furness Railway for a number of years.{{cite web|url=http://www.barrowbc.gov.uk/pdf/St%20Georges%20Walk%20Leaflet.pdf|title=St. George's Walk|publisher=Barrow Borough Council|access-date=11 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111223601/http://www.barrowbc.gov.uk/pdf/St%20Georges%20Walk%20Leaflet.pdf|archive-date=11 January 2015|url-status=dead}} The station opened in 1863 having replaced a wooden structure which was erected in 1846 at adjacent Rabbit Hill. The station at St. George's square ceased commercial operations in 1882 upon the completion of a new loop line and much larger station at Abbey Road. Barrow-in-Furness Central railway station, later simply renamed Barrow-in-Furness railway station has been the town's primary station ever since.

The railway station building is Grade II listed and spent most of its later life as a working men's club.{{NHLE|num=1218758|desc=Railwaymen's Club|access-date=11 January 2015}}

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{{Rail line

|previous=Roose

|next=Terminus

|route=Furness Railway

|col={{Furness colour}}

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{{Closed stations Cumbria}}

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Category:Buildings and structures in Barrow-in-Furness

Category:Former buildings and structures in Barrow-in-Furness

Category:Disused railway stations in Cumbria

Category:Former Furness Railway stations

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1863

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1882