History
The Cumbrian Coast Line is an amalgamation of a series of earlier routes:
- Carlisle to Maryport, Maryport and Carlisle Railway opened 1845
- Maryport to Whitehaven, Whitehaven Junction Railway (acquired by London and North Western Railway 1866)
- Whitehaven to Kirkby-in-Furness, Whitehaven and Furness Railway (acquired by Furness Railway 1865)
- Kirkby-in-Furness to Barrow-in-Furness, Furness Railway opened 1844
All the above constituents were absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923.
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