Appleby East | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Appleby-in-Westmorland, Eden, Cumbria England | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Disused | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Eden Valley Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
9 June 1862 | Station opened as Appleby | ||||
1 September 1952 | Station renamed Appleby East | ||||
22 January 1962 | Station closed | ||||
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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.
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 | ||
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Kirkby Thore | North Eastern Railway Eden Valley Railway | Warcop |
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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