Smardale railway station was a minor station on the South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway between Tebay and Kirkby Stephen East. It served the villages of Smardale and Waitby. The station opened to passenger traffic on 8 August 1861, and closed on 1 December 1952.
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At the time of its opening in 1861 the only habitation in the village of Smardale was Smardale Hall. The station consisted of a single platform on the south side of the line, and stone built station buildings as well as two goods sidings.[1]
A signal box was added in the 1890s. During the First World War from 20 September 1915 the station closed being used as a halt but unstaffed. It reopened in 1919. The signal box was removed in the 1920s, and the station closed in 1952.[1][2]
In 2002 the preservation society Stainmore Railway Company recovered two wagons which had derailed near the station and been left undisturbed for half a century.[3] As of 2007 the Stationmasters house is part of a private residence.[1]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenstonedale | South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway | Kirkby Stephen East | ||