Penrith – Cockermouth railway line
The Penrith – Cockermouth railway was to connect the West Coast Main Line from Penrith to Cockermouth . The line cut through the Lake District over a length of 50 kilometers and had eight stations or stops. The line was originally operated by the London and North Western Railway and the Stockton and Darlington Railway (later the North Eastern Railway ) via the company of the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway . From 1923 the London, Midland and Scottish Railway took over the line.
Train stations
The eight stations of the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway were (from east to west):
Penrith
The Penrith station was organized by the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway built and on 17 December 1846 under the town's station Penrith commissioned. It was then a station on the railway line between Lancaster and Carlisle , which is now part of the West Coast Main Line . The Penrith station was also the terminus of the line Penrith Cockermouth Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway since 1865 and the end point of the Eden Valley Railway , which connects to the East Coast Main Line produced since 1,862th
Blencow
The Blencow station was on January 2, 1865 as a holding plate of the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway for the places Blencow and Newbiggin opened. The station was more than two miles from Blencow on the outskirts of Newbiggin, but the station could not be named after Newbiggin because there was a place of that name on the Settle-Carlisle line . The station was closed on March 3, 1952, but then reopened on July 2, 1956, and then finally closed on March 6, 1972.
Penruddock
The station Penruddock was on January 2, 1865 as a stop of the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway for the place Penruddock : The station was closed on March 6, 1972 and demolished on March 4, 1997.
Troutbeck
The station Troutbeck was a stop of the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway for the place Troutbeck . The station was put into operation on January 2, 1865 and closed on March 6, 1972.
Threlkeld
The Threlkeld railway station was a station on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway for the place Threlkeld . The station was put into operation on January 2, 1865 and closed on March 6, 1972. Today the railway line is a pedestrian and bicycle path.
Keswick
The Keswick railway station was on 2 January 1865 as the town's station Keswick taken from the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway in operation. The station was closed on March 6, 1972 and is now a hotel.
Braithwaite
The station Braithwaite was as a station for the place Braithwaite taken on January 2, 1865 by the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway in operation. The station was closed on April 18, 1966. The station building is now a residential building.
Bassenthwaite Lake
The Bassenthwaite Lake Station was a station for the place Dubwath taken on January 2, 1865 in operation. The station was closed on April 18, 1966. The station building is derelict today.
Embleton train station
The station Embleton was taken on January 2, 1865 by the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway as a station for the place Embleton and closed on September 15, 1958. The station master's house on the A 66 is still standing today.
Cockermouth
Cockermouth joined the Cockermouth and Workington Railway in 1847 , which built the first Cockermouth station . The company was taken over in 1866 by the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway . In 1865/1866, Cockermouth therefore had two passenger stations for the two companies, until the older station became a freight station after they were merged. Cockermouth Railway Station was closed on April 18, 1966 and later demolished. The English singing duo Flanders and Swann included the Cockermouth station in their 1963 Slow Train title as one of many stations whose closure they lament in this title.
Today the Cockermouth Mountain Rescue building and the headquarters of the Cumbrian Fire Service are located on the site of the train station.
The Keswick Museum and Art Gallery today provides information on the history of the railway line.
Web links
- History of the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway from the parish of Cockermouth.