Shap railway station

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Shap railway station was a railway station which served the village of Shap, Westmorland (now in Cumbria), England for over 120 years.

Operations

The station was situated on the West Coast Main Line and was opened on 17 December 1846,^[1] when the section of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway was opened between Oxenholme (for Kendal) and Carlisle.

Shap station passed into the hands of the London and North Western Railway very soon after opening and that company operated it until amalgamation into the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSR) in 1923.^[2] British Railways took over operation on 1 January 1948, but closed the station to passengers on 1 July 1968.^[3]

Shap station was located ³⁄₄ mile (1.2 km) miles south of the centre of the village, with access being provided from the A6 Road. In 1922, five trains for Carlisle called at Shap on weekdays, with a further two local trains to Penrith. A similar service operated southbound.

Shap Summit station

There was a separate station a short distance further south named "Shap Summit", which was operated solely for the use of LMSR employees between 1923 and its closure by British Railways in 1958. Details of the train service from Shap Summit railway station did not appear in public timetables.

References

Notes

↑ Butt 1995, p. 209
↑ Awdry 1990, p. 89
↑ Butt 1995, p. 209

Bibliography

Butt, R.V.J. (1995), The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, ISBN 1-85260-508-1
Awdry, Christopher (1990), Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies, Patrick Stephens Ltd, ISBN 1-85260-049-7

Coordinates: 54°31′23″N 2°40′14″W / 54.5230°N 2.6706°W / 54.5230; -2.6706

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Tebay		London and North Western Railway Lancaster and Carlisle Railway		Clifton and Lowther

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