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] |
Location | |
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.
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Media 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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