Clifton Moor railway station

54°37′44″N 2°42′39″W / 54.62884°N 2.71094°W / 54.62884; -2.71094

Clifton Moor
Site of the station in 1986
General information
LocationClifton, Eden
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEden Valley Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway (UK)
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 August 1863Opened as Clifton
1 September 1927renamed Clifton Moor
22 January 1962Closed[1]

Clifton Moor railway station was situated in England on the Eden Valley Railway between Penrith and Kirkby Stephen East. It served the village of Clifton. The station opened to passenger traffic on 1 August 1863, and was originally named 'Clifton'. The 'Moor' suffix was added on 1 September 1927. The station finally closed on 22 January 1962.

On one of the station's platforms a private waiting room was built for the "Yellow Earl of Lonsdale" who lived at nearby Lowther Castle.

To the west of the station was Eden Valley Junction where the Eden Valley Railway joined the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (now part of the West Coast Main Line), south of the junction was at one time Clifton and Lowther railway station.

References

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  • Walton, Peter (1992). The Stainmore & Eden Valley Railways. Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-86093-306-9.
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory Of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7.
  • British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer. Ian Allan Publishing. 1997 [1958]. ISBN 978-0-7110-0320-0.
  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Penrith   North Eastern Railway
Eden Valley Railway
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