Low Gill railway station served the hamlet of Lowgill, Westmorland (now in Cumbria), England, from 1846 to 1966 on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway.
Low Gill | |
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![]() The site of the station in 2003 | |
General information | |
Location | Lowgill, Cumbria England |
Coordinates | 54.3698°N 2.5818°W / 54.3698; -2.5818 |
Grid reference | SD623973 |
Platforms | 4 |
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 | |
17 December 1846 (1846-12-17) | First station opened |
16 September 1861 | Second station opened as Low Gill Junction |
1 November 1861 | First station closed |
1883 | Second station renamed Low Gill |
7 March 1960 | Closed to passengers |
26 July 1966 (1966-07-26) | Closed to goods |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Low Gill Location in present-day South Lakeland, Cumbria Show map of South Lakeland![]() ![]() Low Gill Location in present-day Cumbria, England Show map of Cumbria |
The first station opened on 17 December 1846 by the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway. A second station opened as Low Gill Junction on 16 September 1861, at the junction of the railway's Ingleton branch line with the main line, rendering the first station useless so it closed on 1 November 1861. The suffix "Junction" was dropped from the second station's name in 1883 when the London and North Western Railway took over the line. It closed on 7 March 1960[1] and closed to goods on 26 July 1966.[2]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Tebay Line open, station closed |
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway | Grayrigg Line open, station closed | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Tebay Line open, station closed |
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Ingleton branch line |
Sedbergh Line and station closed |
Closed railway stations in Cumbria | |
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Waverley Route |
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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 |
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Maryport and Carlisle Railway |
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Newcastle & Carlisle Railway |
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Lancaster and Carlisle Railway | |
Ingleton branch line |
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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 |
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Harrington and Lowca Light Railway Gilgarran Branch |
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Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway | |
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 |
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Coniston Railway | |
Other |
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