Blencow railway station

Blencow
Blencow
	The station in 1962
Location	Newbiggin, Eden ; England
Grid reference	NY463304
Platforms	2
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
3 March 1952	Closed
2 July 1956	Reopened
6 March 1972	Closed
Location
	Blencow Location in present-day Eden, Cumbria Blencow Location in present-day Cumbria, England

Last updated April 18, 2021

Blencow 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 Blencow (or Blencowe) and Newbiggin. The station opened to passenger traffic on 2 January 1865, and closed on 3 March 1952. It reopened temporarily on 2 July 1956 before closing permanently on 6 March 1972.

Although called Blencow the station was actually situated on the edge of Newbiggin and was over 2 miles (3.2 km) from Blencow. Possible alternative names for the station before it was opened were Newbiggin station and Dacre & Greystoke station The station could not be named Newbiggin as there is another Newbiggin on the Carlisle - Settle Railway a few miles away.

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References

↑ Butt, R. V. J. (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. 37. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.

Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory Of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7.
British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer. Ian Allan Publishing. 1997 [1958]. ISBN 978-0-7110-0320-0.
Bairstow, Martin (1995). Railways In The Lake District. ISBN 978-1-871944-11-2.
https://web.archive.org/web/20061012184033/http://www.ckpr.fsnet.co.uk/BLENCOW.HTM

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Penruddock		Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway		Penrith

Coordinates: 54°39′58″N2°49′59″W / 54.666°N 2.833°W / 54.666; -2.833

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[1] Butt, R. V. J. (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. 37. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.

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v t e Closed railway stations in Cumbria
Waverley Route	Kershope Foot Nook Pasture Penton Riddings Junction Scotch Dyke Longtown Gretna Lyneside Harker Parkhouse Halt
Caledonian main line	Gretna Floriston Rockcliffe
Solway Junction Railway	Bowness Whitrigg Bromfield
Port Carlisle Dock and Railway	Port Carlisle Glasson Drumburgh Burgh-by-Sands Kirkandrews Port Carlisle Junction Carlisle Canal
Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway	New Dykes Brow Kirkbride Sleightholme Abbey Junction Abbey Town Black Dyke Halt Causewayhead Silloth Cumberland and Westmorland Convalescent Institution Silloth Battery Extension
Maryport and Carlisle Railway	Carlisle Crown Street Carlisle Bogfield Cummersdale Curthwaite Micklethwaite Brookfield Leegate Low Row Brayton High Blaithwaite Mealsgate Allhallows Colliery Baggrow Arkleby Bullgill Dearham Bridge Dearham Linefoot Dovenby Lodge Papcastle
Newcastle & Carlisle Railway	Carlisle Canal Street Carlisle London Road Scotby Heads Nook How Mill Brampton Fell Brampton Town Naworth Low Row
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway	Brisco Wreay Southwaite Calthwaite Plumpton Clifton and Lowther Shap Tebay Low Gill Grayrigg Milnthorpe Burton and Holme
Ingleton branch line	Low Gill Sedbergh Middleton-on-Lune Barbon
Eden Valley Railway	Clifton Moor Cliburn Temple Sowerby Kirkby Thore Appleby East Warcop Musgrave
South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway	Gaisgill Ravenstonedale Smardale Barras
Settle–Carlisle line	Scotby Cumwhinton Cotehill Little Salkeld Culgaith New Biggin Long Marton Ormside Crosby Garrett
Cleator and Workington Junction Railway	Great Broughton Camerton Colliery Halt Buckhill Colliery Halt Seaton Workington Central High Harrington Distington Oatlands Arlecdon Moresby Parks Moresby Junction Halt Keekle Colliers' Platform Cleator Moor West
Harrington and Lowca Light Railway Gilgarran Branch	Harrington (Church Road) Halt Rosehill (Archer Street) Halt Rose Hill Platform Copperas Hill Micklam Lowca Parton Halt
Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway	Marron Junction Bridgefoot Branthwaite Ullock Lamplugh Rowrah Winder Yeathouse Eskett Frizington Cleator Moor East Cleator Moor Moor Row Woodend Gillfoot Egremont St Thomas Cross Platform Beckermet Mines Beckermet
Whitehaven Junction Railway Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway Furness Railway	Siddick Junction Workington North Newtown Eskmeals Whitbeck Crossing Halt Kirksanton Halt Underhill Halt Dunnerholme Halt Furness Abbey Barrow (Strand) Barrow (Rabbit Hill) Island Road Ramsden Dock Rampside Piel Lindal Ulverston
Cockermouth and Workington Railway	Workington Bridge Camerton Broughton Cross Brigham Cockermouth (C&W)
Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway	Cockermouth Embleton Bassenthwaite Lake Braithwaite Keswick Threlkeld Troutbeck Penruddock Blencow
Coniston Railway	Coniston Torver Woodland Broughton-in-Furness
Other	North Lonsdale Crossing Conishead Priory Newby Bridge Halt Greenodd Boot Sandside Moss Bay Cart Siding

Blencow
The station in 1962
Location	Newbiggin, Eden England
Grid reference	NY463304
Platforms	2
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
3 March 1952	Closed
2 July 1956	Reopened
6 March 1972	Closed^[1]
Location
Blencow Location in present-day Eden, Cumbria Show map of Eden Blencow Location in present-day Cumbria, England Show map of Cumbria