Appleby East railway station

Appleby East

Appleby East railway station in 1997.
Location
Place Appleby-in-Westmorland
Area Eden
Operations
Original company Eden Valley Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms 1
History
9 June 1862 Station opened as Appleby
1 September 1952 Station renamed Appleby East
22 January 1962 Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
UK Railways portal
Remains of the station in 1991
Appleby stations in 1903 (right of diagram)

Appleby East railway station was situated on the Eden Valley Railway between Kirkby Stephen East and Penrith in Cumbria, England. The station served the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland. Railway services to Appleby now use Appleby railway station.

History

Opened by the Eden Valley Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Transport Commission.

The site today

The station is fairly intact and is used by a scrap merchant.

In 1995, the Eden Valley Railway Society was formed with the aim of restoring the line and reintroducing a train service.

The line is upgrading the track for public service towards Appleby East (Phase 1).

References

External links

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Kirkby Thore   North Eastern Railway
Eden Valley Railway
  Warcop

Coordinates: 54°34′52″N 2°29′02″W / 54.581°N 2.484°W / 54.581; -2.484


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