Cleator Moor railway station

Cleator Moor
General information
LocationCleator Moor, Copeland
England
Coordinates54°31′24″N 3°31′13″W / 54.5232°N 3.5203°W / 54.5232; -3.5203
Grid referenceNY016152
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWhitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway
Pre-groupingLNWR & FR Joint Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1857Opened[1]
1866Closed to passengers, new station 600 yards west[2]
1960sClosed completely
Location
Cleator Moor is located in the former Borough of Copeland
Cleator Moor
Cleator Moor
Location in present-day Copeland Borough
Cleator Moor is located in Cumbria
Cleator Moor
Cleator Moor
Location in present-day Cumbria
1904 railway junctions around Cleator Moor, Parton, Rowrah & Whitehaven

The original Cleator Moor railway station was built by the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway. It served the rapidly urbanising town of Cleator Moor, Cumbria, England.[3][4]

  1. ^ Butt 1995, p. 63.
  2. ^ Suggitt 2008, p. 52.
  3. ^ Smith & Turner 2012, Map 26.
  4. ^ Jowett 1989, Map 36.