Carlisle Canal | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Western Carlisle, City of Carlisle England |
| Coordinates | 54°53′42″N 2°57′07″W / 54.8949°N 2.9519°W |
| Grid reference | NY390559 |
| Platforms | 2 (probable) |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Port Carlisle Railway Company |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 22 June 1854 | Opened to trains from Port Carlisle |
| 4 September 1856 | Trains started running from Silloth |
| 1 July 1864 | Station closed to passengers when trains were diverted to Carlisle Citadel[1][2] |
Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway | ||||||||||||||
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Carlisle Canal railway station was opened in 1854 as the Carlisle terminus of the Port Carlisle Railway Company's line from Port Carlisle in Cumbria, England. That line was largely laid along the course of the Carlisle Canal, hence the station's name.
- ^ Quick 2009, p. 115.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 53.