Cliburn railway station was a station situated on the Eden Valley Railway in Westmorland (now in Cumbria), England. It served the village of Cliburn to the south. The station opened to passenger traffic on 9 June 1862, and closed on 17 September 1956.[1]
Cliburn | |||||
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 Cliburn station in 2006 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Cliburn, Eden England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°37′40″N 2°38′33″W / 54.6277°N 2.6425°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NY586260 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Eden Valley Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 9 June 1862 | Station opened | ||||
| 17 September 1956 | Station closed | ||||
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Description
editThe station building and single platform were on the south side of the track, a signal box on the north side controlled the level crossing gates on the road to Cliburn. There was also a goods siding behind the station which was used to host a camping coach from 1937 to 1939 and was possibly visited by a coach in 1933 and 1934.[2][3]
After closure the station house became a private residence, the signal box also survives and has been restored as a holiday cottage as of 2012.[2][4]
References
edit- ^ Quick 2022, p. 135.
- ^ a b Cliburn www.disused-stations.org.uk
- ^ McRae 1997, p. 10.
- ^ Cliburn Station and Signal Box www.visitcumbria.com
Literature
edit- British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer. Ian Allan Publishing. 1997 [1958]. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3.
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory Of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- Walton, Peter (1992). The Stainmore & Eden Valley Railways. Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 0-86093-306-7.
- Western, Robert. The Eden Valley Railway.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Clifton Moor after 1863 |
North Eastern Railway Eden Valley Railway |
Temple Sowerby | ||
| Clifton before 1863 |
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