Cliburn railway station explained

Cliburn
Status:Disused
Borough:Cliburn, Eden
Country:England
Coordinates:54.6277°N -2.6425°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Eden Valley Railway
Pregroup:North Eastern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Events:Station opened
Events1:Station closed
Map Type:United Kingdom Eden#Cumbria

Cliburn railway station was a station situated on the Eden Valley Railway in Westmorland (now in Cumbria), England. It served the village of Cliburn to the south. The station opened to passenger traffic on 9 June 1862, and closed on 17 September 1956.

Description

The station building and single platform were on the south side of the track, a signal box on the north side controlled the level crossing gates on the road to Cliburn. There was also a goods siding behind the station which was used to host a camping coach from 1937 to 1939 and was possibly visited by a coach in 1933 and 1934.[1]

After closure the station house became a private residence, the signal box also survives and has been restored as a holiday cottage as of 2012.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/c/cliburn/index.shtml Cliburn
  2. http://www.visitcumbria.com/pen/cliburn-station.htm Cliburn Station and Signal Box