Clifton and Lowther railway station

For the station on the Eden Valley Railway line, see Clifton Moor railway station.

54°37′06″N 2°42′47″W / 54.618276°N 2.713119°W / 54.618276; -2.713119

Clifton & Lowther
Advanced Passenger Train southbound approaching the site of the station in 1986
General information
LocationClifton, Eden
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLancaster and Carlisle Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
17 December 1846Opened as Clifton
1 February 1887Renamed Clifton & Lowther
4 July 1938Closed to passengers
1 June 1951Closed to freight

Clifton & Lowther railway station was a station on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (L&CR) south of Penrith, near the village of Clifton. Although it was the original terminus to cross Pennines rail traffic on the Eden Valley Railway, it was rapidly bypassed by a new line and junction. The station, which was on the West Coast Main Line, was treated as a private stop by the Earls of Lonsdale.