Cliburn railway station

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
Cliburn station in 2006
General information
LocationCliburn, Eden
England
Coordinates54°37′40″N 2°38′33″W / 54.6277°N 2.6425°W / 54.6277; -2.6425
Grid referenceNY586260
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEden Valley Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
9 June 1862 (1862-06-09)Station opened
17 September 1956 (1956-09-17)Station closed
Location
Cliburn is located in the former Eden District
Cliburn
Cliburn
Location in present-day Eden, Cumbria
Cliburn is located in Cumbria
Cliburn
Cliburn
Location in present-day Cumbria, England
View eastward towards Kirkby Stephen in 1986

Description

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The 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

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  1. ^ Quick 2022, p. 135.
  2. ^ a b Cliburn www.disused-stations.org.uk
  3. ^ McRae 1997, p. 10.
  4. ^ Cliburn Station and Signal Box www.visitcumbria.com

Literature

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  • 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
Clifton Moor
after 1863
  North Eastern Railway
Eden Valley Railway
  Temple Sowerby
Clifton
before 1863