Penruddock railway station

Penruddock
General information
Location	Penruddock, Westmorland and Furness England
Platforms	2 [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 London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 January 1865	Opened
6 March 1972	Closed [2]
Location Penruddock Location in present-day Eden, Cumbria Show map of the former Eden District Penruddock Location in present-day Cumbria, England Show map of Cumbria

Penruddock 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 villages of Penruddock and Motherby. The station opened to passenger traffic on 2 January 1865, and closed on 6 March 1972.

References

1. Robinson 2002, p. 33.
2. Butt 1995, p. 37.

• 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.

Sources

• 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. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• Robinson, Peter W. (2002). Cumbria's Lost Railways. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84033-205-6.

External links

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

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