Wreay railway station

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Wreay
Location
Place Wreay
Area City of Carlisle
Coordinates 54°49′49″N 2°52′36″W / 54.8303°N 2.8766°W / 54.8303; -2.8766Coordinates: 54°49′49″N 2°52′36″W / 54.8303°N 2.8766°W / 54.8303; -2.8766
Grid reference NY437487
Operations
Original company Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
1853 Opened
16 August 1943 Closed
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Wreay railway station in St Cuthbert Without parish, was situated on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (the West Coast Main Line) between Carlisle and Penrith. It served the village of Wreay, Cumbria, England. The station opened in 1853, and closed on 16 August 1943.[1]

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Lancaster & Carlisle Railway
Legend
Carlisle Citadel
Tyne Valley Line & Settle-Carlisle Line
Brisco
Wreay
Southwaite
Calthwaite
Plumpton (Cumbria)
Penrith
Clifton Moor
Clifton and Lowther
Shap
Shap Summit 914 ft (279 m)
Tebay
Low Gill
Grayrigg
Oxenholme
Hincaster Branch
Milnthorpe
Burton and Holme
Carnforth
Bolton-le-Sands
Hest Bank
Glasson Dock Branch
Lancaster Castle
Lancaster (Greaves)

The station

The station had two platforms, a weighing platform and a signal box.[2] The station buildings are now private dwellings. The line is now electrified.

Stations on the line

The next station on the line towards Carlisle was the now closed Brisco and the preceding station was the now closed Southwaite. Brisco railway station proved to be unviable and the decision was made to close it in 1852 in favour of Wreay railway station.[3]

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 256
  2. ↑ Old Maps Retrieved : 2012-09-15
  3. ↑ Visitoruk Retrieved : 2012-09-18
Sources
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory Of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. R508. 


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