Embleton railway station

Embleton
Site of the station in 1991
General information
Location	Cumberland England
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
Pre-grouping	Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 January 1865	Opened
15 September 1958	Closed
Location Embleton Location in present-day Allerdale, Cumbria Show map of the former Allerdale Borough Embleton Location in present-day Cumbria, England Show map of Cumbria

Embleton railway station was situated on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway between Penrith and Cockermouth in Cumberland (now in Cumbria), England. The station served the village of Embleton. The station opened to passenger traffic on 2 January 1865, and closed on 15 September 1958. ^[1]

Two camping coaches were positioned here by the London Midland Region in 1954. ^[2]

All trace of the station building has gone although the Station Master's house survives as a private residence on the side of the A66. ^[3]

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. p. 91. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
2. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 50. ISBN   1-870119-48-7.
3. Young, Alan. "Embleton station". Disused stations. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

Further reading

• 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.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Cockermouth		Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway		Bassenthwaite Lake

54°39′35″N3°17′56″W / 54.6597°N 3.2988°W / 54.6597; -3.2988