Clifton Moor railway station explained

54.6288°N -2.7109°W

Clifton Moor
Status:Disused
Borough:Clifton, Eden
Country:England
Platforms:2
Original:Eden Valley Railway
Pregroup:North Eastern Railway (UK)
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years:1 August 1863
Events:Opened as Clifton
Years1:1 September 1927
Events1:renamed Clifton Moor
Years2:22 January 1962
Events2:Closed[1]

Clifton Moor railway station was situated in England on the Eden Valley Railway between Penrith and Kirkby Stephen East. It served the village of Clifton. The station opened to passenger traffic on 1 August 1863, and was originally named 'Clifton'. The 'Moor' suffix was added on 1 September 1927. The station finally closed on 22 January 1962.

On one of the station's platforms a private waiting room was built for the "Yellow Earl of Lonsdale" who lived at nearby Lowther Castle.

To the west of the station was Eden Valley Junction where the Eden Valley Railway joined the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (now part of the West Coast Main Line), south of the junction was at one time Clifton and Lowther railway station.

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Notes and References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens