The 10 mile ( 16 km ) long line was originally built as the Kendal and Windermere Railway and at its southern end connected into the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway .
The 10 mile ( 16 km ) long line opened on 20 April 1847 .
The 10 mile ( 16 km ) long line , which opened on 20 April 1847 , was originally built as the Kendal and Windermere Railway and at its southern end connected into the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway .