Threlkeld railway station

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Threlkeld
Threlkeld railway station in 2008.jpg
Threlkeld railway station in 2008
LocationEngland
Coordinates54°36′42″N 3°03′13″W / 54.6118°N 3.0536°W / 54.6118; -3.0536Coordinates: 54°36′42″N 3°03′13″W / 54.6118°N 3.0536°W / 54.6118; -3.0536
Platforms2 (island)[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 January 1865 (1865-01-02)Opened
6 March 1972Closed

Threlkeld railway station was situated on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway between Penrith and Cockermouth in Cumbria, England. The station served the village of Threlkeld. The station opened to passenger traffic on 2 January 1865, and closed on 6 March 1972.

References[]

  • British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer. Ian Allan Publishing. 1997 [1958]. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3.
  • Bairstow, Martin (1995). Railways In The Lake District. ISBN 1-871944-11-2.
  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Robinson, Peter W. (2002). Cumbria's Lost Railways. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84033-205-6.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Keswick   Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway   Troutbeck


  1. ^ Robinson 2002, p. 34.
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