Calthwaite railway station explained

Calthwaite railway station
Status:Disused
Borough:Calthwaite, Eden
Country:England
Coordinates:54.7566°N -2.8187°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Pregroup:London and North Western Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:26 July 1847[1]
Events:Opened
Years2:7 April 1952
Events2:Closed to passengers
Years3:1956
Events3:Closed to goods

Calthwaite railway station in Hesket parish, was situated on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (the West Coast Main Line) between Carlisle and Penrith. It served the village of Calthwaite, Cumbria, England. The station opened in 1847, and closed on 7 April 1952.

The station

The station had two platforms, a signal box and a station master's house. The relatively sizeable goods yard had a weighing house, coal yard and cattle pens.[2] Only the station master's house remains, as a private dwelling, the platforms have been demolished and the line has been electrified.

Stations on the line

The next station on the line towards Carlisle was Southwaite and the preceding station was Plumpton.

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Notes and References

  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 116
  2. http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html?txtXCoord=347400&txtYCoord=540500 Old Maps