Shap railway station

Shap railway station served the village of Shap, Westmorland (now in Cumbria), England for over 120 years.

Shap
LocationShap, Eden
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLancaster and Carlisle Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
17 December 1846Opened
1 July 1968Closed
Location
Shap
Location in present-day Eden, Cumbria
Shap
Location in present-day Cumbria, England

Operations

The station was situated on the West Coast Main Line and was opened on 17 December 1846,[1] when the section of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway was opened between Oxenholme (for Kendal) and Carlisle.

Shap station passed into the hands of the London and North Western Railway very soon after opening and that company operated it until amalgamation into the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSR) in 1923.[2] British Railways took over operation on 1 January 1948, but closed the station to passengers on 1 July 1968.[3]

Shap station was located 34 mile (1.2 km) south of the centre of the village, with access being provided from the A6 Road. In 1922, five trains for Carlisle called at Shap on weekdays, with a further two local trains to Penrith. A similar service operated southbound.

Shap Summit station

There was a separate station a short distance further south named "Shap Summit", which was operated solely for the use of LMSR employees between 1923 and its closure by British Railways in 1958. Details of the train service from Shap Summit railway station did not appear in public timetables.

Notes

  1. Butt 1995, p. 209
  2. Awdry 1990, p. 89
  3. Butt 1995, p. 209

References

  • 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Awdry, Christopher (1990), Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies, Patrick Stephens Ltd, ISBN 1-85260-049-7

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Tebay   London and North Western Railway
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
  Clifton and Lowther
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