Question: What is the name of the closed railway route in England , United Kingdom whose builder doubled the route in 1880 ?

text: List of closed railway lines in the United Kingdom
England

This list is for railway lines across Britain, which are now long abandoned, closed, dismantled or disused. Most of these old railway lines have since re-opened, whether preserved as Heritage Railways, or as part of the national network en-route, whilst some have converted to cycle paths, footpaths or lanes. Some of the closed railway lines, are former ex-cross country mainline routes, some were local branch lines, with a few being ex-working colliery lines that once served towns, villages and local settlements, as well as the UK's Industry. See also:
Name of line Builder ( s ) Route ( From/To ) Closure date Notes
Alcester-Hatton branch line Great Western Railway Alcester to Hatton , via Great Alne 1947 ( to passengers ) 1951 ( to all traffic )
Aldeburgh branch line Great Eastern Railway ( LNER ) Saxmundham to Aldeburgh via Leiston and Thorpeness 12 September 1966 Part of the branch still open ( freight only )
Aldridge-Brownhills branch line Midland Railway ( LMS ) Aldridge to Chasewater , via Brownhills 1930 ( to passengers ) 1962 ( to all traffic ) Part of the Line , ( north of Brownhills ) now preserved as the Chasewater Railway
Allhallows-on-Sea to Stoke Junction SR Stoke Junction to Allhallows 4 December 1961 Southern branch off the Hoo branch line ( off the North Kent Line ) ( opened 14 May 1932 )
Alnmouth-Alnwick branch line North Eastern Railway ( LNER ) Alnmouth to Alnwick 30 January 1968 ( to all traffic ) Most of the former branch now being restored , as the Aln Valley Railway
Ambergate-Pye Bridge line Midland Railway ( LMS ) Pye Bridge to Ambergate , ( via Butterley ) 1968 A 3½ Mile section of the line , now preserved forming the Midland Railway - Butterley
Ardsley to Laisterdyke line Great Northern Railway ( LNER ) Laisterdyke to Ardsley , via Dudley Hill and Morley 3 July 1966 ( to passengers ) 13 March 1968 ( to freight ) 1981 ( to all traffic ) Opened by the Leeds , Bradford & Halifax Joint Rly before taken over by the GNR in 1865
Ashbourne line London & North Western Railway ( LMS ) Uttoxeter to Buxton , via Ashbourne 1964 ( to passengers ) 1967 ( to freight ) Most of the line now survives as a walk/cycle path called the Tissington Trail
Askern branch line Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway ( LMS ) Shaftholme Junction ( near Doncaster ) to Knottingley , via Askern ( itself ) , Norton and Womersley still open Mostly a freight only line , but now also a diversionary passenger route
Axminster-Lyme Regis branch line London and South Western Railway ( Southern Railway ) Axminster to Lyme Regis via Combpyne 29 November 1965 ( to all traffic )
Bacup branch line Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway ( LMS ) Stubbins Junction to Bacup , via Rawtenstall , Clough Fold and Stacksteads 1966 ( to regular traffic ) 1972 ( to all traffic ) Part of the former branch ( through Stubbins Junction to Rawtenstall , via Irwell Vale ) , now preserved as part of the East Lancashire Railway
Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway Great Western Railway Cheltenham to Banbury
Banbury to Verney Junction branch line Buckinghamshire Railway ( GWR ) Banbury to Verney Junction ( Where it joined the Varsity Line ) January 1961 Freight services lasted till June 1966
Bank Top Colliery Line North Staffordshire Railway ( LMS ) Blythe Bridge to Bank Top 1965 Portion of the Line , now preserved as the Foxfield Railway . Mostly a Colliery Line , throughout its heyday
Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway London and South Western Railway ( SR ) Basingstoke to Alton 1932 ( to passengers ) 19 ? ? ( to freight )
Batley-Beeston Line Great Northern Railway ( LNER ) Beeston to Batley , via Tingley and Woodkirk 1939 ( to passengers ) 195 ? ( to freight ) 1964 ( to all traffic )
Bedford-Northampton line Midland Railway ( LMS ) Northampton to Bedford 1962 ( to passengers ) 1981 ( to all traffic )
Benwick Goods Railway Great Eastern Railway ( LNER )  1966 ( to all traffic )
Birkenhead Dock Branch LMS Rock Ferry to Bidston Dock , via Mollington Street and Canning Street 16 February 1985 ( to passenger traffic ) 1987 ( to regular goods ) 2008 ( to all traffic ) Entire branch line still extant , but disused
Blythe and Tyne Railway B & TR ( North Eastern Railway ) A network of various lines , criss-cross the North-East 1971 -83 ( in stages , to all traffic ) Re-opened in 1980 ( as part of the T & WM network ) Most of the former B & TR , now forms the present-day Tyne & Wear Metro System , While a section of one of the other lines , is now preserved ( in-between Percy Main and Middle Engine Lane ) as the North Tyneside Steam Railway