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 c. 1855, and closed on 7 April 1952.[2]
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Calthwaite railway station | |
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General information | |
Location | Calthwaite, Eden England |
Coordinates | 54.7566°N 2.8187°W / 54.7566; -2.8187 |
Grid reference | NY474404 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Lancaster and Carlisle Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
c. 1855 | Opened |
7 April 1952 | Closed to passengers |
1956 | Closed to goods[1] |
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.[3] Only the station master's house remains, as a private dwelling, the platforms have been demolished and the line has been electrified.
The next station on the line towards Carlisle was Southwaite and the preceding station was Plumpton.
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Caledonian main line |
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Solway Junction Railway | |
Port Carlisle Dock and Railway |
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Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway | |
Maryport and Carlisle Railway |
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Newcastle & Carlisle Railway |
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Lancaster and Carlisle Railway | |
Ingleton branch line | |
Eden Valley Railway |
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South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway |
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Settle–Carlisle line |
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Cleator and Workington Junction Railway | |
Harrington and Lowca Light Railway Gilgarran Branch | |
Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway |
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Whitehaven Junction Railway Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway Furness Railway |
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Cockermouth and Workington Railway |
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Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway | |
Coniston Railway | |
Other |
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