Embleton railway station

Embleton 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]

Embleton
Site of the station in 1991
LocationEngland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
Pre-groupingCockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 January 1865Opened
15 September 1958Closed
Location
Embleton
Location in present-day Allerdale, Cumbria
Embleton
Location in present-day Cumbria, England

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

  1. Butt, R. V. J. (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.
  2. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 50. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  3. 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
Cockermouth   Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway   Bassenthwaite Lake


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