Cliburn railway station

Cliburn
Cliburn station in 2006
General information
Location	Cliburn, Westmorland and Furness England
Coordinates	54°37′40″N2°38′33″W / 54.6277°N 2.6425°W / 54.6277; -2.6425
Grid reference	NY586260
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 (1862-06-09)	Station opened
17 September 1956 (1956-09-17)	Station closed
Location Cliburn Location in present-day Eden, Cumbria Show map of the former Eden District Cliburn Location in present-day Cumbria Show map of Cumbria

Cliburn railway station was a stop on the Eden Valley Railway in Westmorland (now in Cumbria), England; it is located to the north of the village of Cliburn.

History

The station opened to passenger traffic on 9 June 1862 and closed on 17 September 1956. ^[1]

The station building and single platform were on the south side of the track; a signal box on the north side controlled the level crossing gates on the road to Cliburn. There was also a goods siding behind the station, which was used to host a camping coach from 1937 to 1939 and was possibly visited by a coach in 1933 and 1934. ^{[2] [3]}

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Clifton Moor after 1863		North Eastern Railway Eden Valley Railway		Temple Sowerby
Clifton before 1863

The site today

View eastward towards Kirkby Stephen in 1986

After closure, the station house became a private residence. The signal box also survives and has been restored as a holiday cottage. ^{[2] [4]}

References

Citations

1. Quick 2022, p. 135.
2. Catford, Nick (17 May 2017). "Station name: Cliburn". Disused Stations. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
3. McRae 1997, p. 10.
4. "Cliburn Station and Signal Box". Visitcumbria.com. Retrieved 7 February 2025.

Sources

• British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer. Ian Allan Publishing. 1997 [1958]. ISBN   0-7110-0320-3.
• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory Of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN   1-85260-508-1.
• McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN   1-870119-48-7.
• Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
• Walton, Peter (1992). The Stainmore & Eden Valley Railways. Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN   0-86093-306-7.
• Western, Robert. The Eden Valley Railway.