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Calthwaite railway station

Coordinates: 54°45′24″N 2°49′07″W / 54.7566°N 2.8187°W / 54.7566; -2.8187
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Calthwaite railway station
General information
LocationCalthwaite, Eden
England
Coordinates54°45′24″N 2°49′07″W / 54.7566°N 2.8187°W / 54.7566; -2.8187
Grid referenceNY474404
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLancaster and Carlisle Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
26 July 1847[1]Opened
7 April 1952Closed to passengers
1956Closed to goods[2]

Calthwaite railway station in Hesket parish, was situated on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (the West Coast Main Line) between Carlisle and Penrith. It served the village of Calthwaite, Cumbria, England. The station opened in 1847, and closed on 7 April 1952.[3]

Lancaster and
Carlisle Railway
Carlisle Citadel
Brisco
Wreay
Southwaite
Calthwaite
Plumpton
Penrith
Clifton Moor
Clifton and Lowther
Shap
Shap Summit
914 ft
278.6 m
Tebay
Low Gill
(2nd)
Low Gill
(1st)
Grayrigg
(1st)
Grayrigg
(2nd)
Oxenholme
Milnthorpe
Burton and Holme
Carnforth
Bolton-le-Sands
Hest Bank
Lancaster Castle
Lancaster (Greaves)

The station

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The station had two platforms, a signal box and a station master's house. The relatively sizeable goods yard had a weighing house, coal yard and cattle pens.[4] Only the station master's house remains, as a private dwelling, the platforms have been demolished and the line has been electrified.

Stations on the line

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The next station on the line towards Carlisle was Southwaite and the preceding station was Plumpton.

References

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Notes
  1. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 116
  2. ^ Historic England. "Calthwaite Station (499813)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  3. ^ Butt 1995, p. 51
  4. ^ Old Maps Archived 21 April 2013 at archive.today Retrieved : 2012-09-15
Sources
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