Middleton-on-Lune railway station Middleton-on-Lune railway station Middleton-on-Lune railway station was located in Westmorland (now Cumbria), serving the hamlet and rural locale of Middleton on the Ingleton Branch Line. It was opened as Middleton in 1861 and renamed Middleton-on-Lune on 19 July 1926, closing in 1931. The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway built the Ingleton Branch Line from the existing Ingleton Station to . By the time the branch was completed in 1861, the L&CR was operated by the London and North Western Railway (L&NWR). After formal closure the line was still on occasions used for weekend excursions and to transport pupils to and from
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze Normal University and eventually it was shut down. Now it serves as a dormitory for the elderly. Nowadays, Fuling Teachers College, together with Yangtze Normal University, is located in the newly built "Lidu" (李渡镇) neighborhood. The book won the Kiriyama Prize and it has also been a New York Times Notable Book. Marlene Chamberlain of "Booklist" concluded that "This is a colorful memoir from a Peace Corps volunteer who came away with more understanding of the Chinese than any foreign traveler has a right to expect." River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze