Appleby East railway station

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Appleby East
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Appleby East railway station in 1997.
General information
Location Appleby-in-Westmorland, Eden, Cumbria
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Eden Valley Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
9 June 1862Station opened as Appleby
1 September 1952Station renamed Appleby East
22 January 1962Station closed
Location
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Appleby East
Location in present-day Eden, Cumbria
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Appleby East
Location in present-day Cumbria, England

Appleby East is a closed railway station that was a stop on the Eden Valley Railway in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumberland (now in Cumbria), England; it was located between Kirkby Stephen East and Penrith. The station was formerly one of two that served the town, the other being Appleby West on the Midland Railway's Settle to Carlisle line; the latter station is still open, albeit now simply called Appleby.

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History

Appleby stations in 1903 (right of diagram) Penrith, Clifton & Tebay Appleby RJD 058.jpg
Appleby stations in 1903 (right of diagram)

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 in 1962. [1]

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

The site today

Remains of the station in 1991 Appleby (NER) station site geograph-3234040-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
Remains of the station in 1991

The station is fairly intact and is used currently by a scrap merchant. [2]

In 1995, the Eden Valley Railway Society was formed with the aim of restoring the line and reintroducing a train service. The society, now renamed the Eden Valley Railway Trust , operates a heritage service from Warcop station and is upgrading the track towards Appleby East for public service.

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References

  1. Jenkins, Stanley C.; Loader, Martin (2016). The London, Midland and Scottish Railway Volume Three Leeds to Carlisle. Amberley Publishing. ISBN   978-1445643861.
  2. "Appleby East Station".

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