How Mill was a railway station which served the village of The How, near Brampton in Cumbria. The station was closed in 1959, four years before the Beeching Axe.
How Mill | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | How Mill, City of Carlisle England | ||||
Coordinates | 54°54′05″N 2°45′55″W / 54.9014°N 2.7654°W | ||||
Grid reference | NY510565 | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Disused | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Newcastle and Carlisle Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | |||||
Key dates | |||||
19 July 1836 | Opened | ||||
5 January 1959 | Closed[1] | ||||
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The How was on one side of the station, almost a mile away, while the Mill was on the other side. The Mill was a sawmill and a house where the family lived who own the Mill. A level crossing was in place in the early 1940s.
References
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editMedia related to How Mill railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Brampton (Cumbria) | North Eastern Railway Newcastle and Carlisle Railway |
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