Bassenthwaite Lake railway station

Former railway station in Cumberland, England

54°40′05″N 3°14′35″W / 54.668°N 3.243°W / 54.668; -3.243Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyCockermouth, Keswick and Penrith RailwayPre-groupingCockermouth, Keswick and Penrith RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates2 January 1865Station opened18 April 1966Station closed

Bassenthwaite Lake railway station was situated on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway between Penrith and Cockermouth in Cumbria, England. The station served the village of Dubwath.

The station opened to passenger traffic on 2 January 1865, and closed on 18 April 1966.^[1] A camping coach was positioned here by the London Midland Region in 1954 this was increased to three coaches in 1955 and then two coaches from 1956 to 1964.^[2]

The station building and one platform are still visible from the A66 through the trees although the station fell into a state of disrepair and lost its roof. The Station Master's house remains on the side of the A66 but the east bound platform and goods yards are now part of the road.

In 2019 a replica French-style steam locomotive with Wagons-Lits carriages used in the 2017 film of Murder on the Orient Express were installed on the site as part of a tourist development.^[3]

References

^ Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. pp. 50 & 92. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
^ Parums, Diana. "Bassenthwaite Revival". Cumbrian Railways Association. Retrieved 18 January 2020.