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|title1 = Norramby Branch Line
|image1 = File:NoImagePlaceholder.png
|status = Operational
|locale = {{flag|ios}} [[Island of Sodor (RWS)|Island of Sodor]]
|stations = 4
|operator(s) = * [[North Western Railway (RWS)|North Western Railway]]
* [[Wikipedia:Network Rail|Network Rail]]
* [[British Railways]] {{Formerly}}
* [[Wikipedia:London, Midland and Scottish Railway|London, Midland & Scottish Railway]] {{Formerly}}
* [[Sodor and Mainland Railway]] {{Formerly}}
|year_opened = 1915
|gauge = [[Wikipedia:Standard-gauge railway|{{Standard gauge}}]]
|image2 = File:Norrambybranchline.jpg
}}The '''Norramby Branch Line''' is a branch line on the [[North Western Railway (RWS)|North Western Railway]], a portion of which was originally part of the now-defunct [[Sodor and Mainland Railway]].

==History==
The section of the branch line between Crovan's Gate and [[Ballahoo (RWS)|Ballahoo]] was laid in 1861 as part of the main line of the Sodor and Mainland Railway. The line was closed in 1901 following the S&MR's bankruptcy, but was reopened in 1915 as part of the North Western Railway, with the line being extended northwards to Vicarstown and south-eastwards to its new terminus, the coastal town of [[Norramby (RWS)|Norramby]].

From either Crovan's Gate or Vicarstown, the Norramby Branch Line travels to the town of Ballahoo. From here, the branch travels to the terminus of Norramby. A joint [[British Railways (RWS)|BR]]/NWR service from [[Barrow-in-Furness (RWS)|Barrow-in-Furness]] serves the line (hourly; half-hourly at peak times). This service has run since the 1925 Agreement with the LMS.

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[[Category:North Western Railway]]
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[[Category:Sodor and Mainland Railway]]