Embleton railway station
Former railway station in Cumberland, England
Embleton
Location in present-day Allerdale, Cumbria
Show map of the former Allerdale BoroughEmbleton
Location in present-day Cumbria, England
Show map of CumbriaEmbleton railway station was situated on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway between Penrith and Cockermouth in Cumberland (now in Cumbria), England. The station served the village of Embleton. The station opened to passenger traffic on 2 January 1865, and closed on 15 September 1958.[1]
Two camping coaches were positioned here by the London Midland Region in 1954.[2]
All trace of the station building has gone although the Station Master's house survives as a private residence on the side of the A66.[3]
References
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 50. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- ^ Young, Alan. "Embleton station". Disused stations. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
Further reading
- British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer. Ian Allan Publishing. 1997 [1958]. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3.
- Bairstow, Martin (1995). Railways In The Lake District. ISBN 1-871944-11-2.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Cockermouth | Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway | Bassenthwaite Lake |
54°39′35″N 3°17′56″W / 54.6597°N 3.2988°W / 54.6597; -3.2988
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