Highgate Platform railway station

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Highgate Platform
Location Kendal, Cumberland
England
Coordinates 54°37′30″N2°59′28″W / 54.6251°N 2.9912°W / 54.6251; -2.9912 Coordinates: 54°37′30″N2°59′28″W / 54.6251°N 2.9912°W / 54.6251; -2.9912
Grid reference NY361260
Platforms2 [1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
17 August 1908 (1908-08-17)Opened
1 January 1929 (1929-01-01)Closed

Highgate Platform railway station served schoolchildren in the isolated area of Highgate between Keswick and Penrith, in the historical area of Cumberland, England, from 1908 to 1929 on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway.

History

The station was opened on 17 August 1908 by the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway. It was located in a sparsely populated area about 3 miles (5 km) east of the village of Threlkeld and 2 miles (3 km) west of Troutbeck. It was on both sides of the bridge at Highgate Close. It was not intended for general public use, thus London and North Western Railway did not display the name signs on the platforms. Nearby was Highgate signal box, which opened before the station in 1892. Non-school use trains occasionally called at the station; social trips and a honeymoon trip were examples. The bus service introduced in 1928 rendered this station obsolete and it closed at the end of the December term in the following year, [2] although official closure took place on 1 January 1929. [1]

The word "Platform" was used as the Scottish equivalent of "Halt" and that was presumably its meaning here.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Disused Stations". Disused Stations. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 227. OCLC   931112387.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Threlkeld
Line and station closed		  Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway   Troutbeck
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