Grayrigg railway station

Grayrigg railway station
The station house in 2013
General information
LocationGrayrigg, South Lakeland
England
Coordinates54°21′31″N 2°37′09″W / 54.3585°N 2.6191°W / 54.3585; -2.6191
Grid referenceSD598960
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
8 July 1848[1]first station opened
November 1849resited
1 February 1954Closed to passengers

Grayrigg railway station in Lambrigg parish, was situated on the course of the original Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (L&CR) (the West Coast Main Line) between Lancaster and Penrith. It served the village and rural district of Grayrigg, Cumbria, England. The new station opened in November 1849, and closed on 1 February 1954[2] replacing the L&CR station that was located two miles (3.2 km) west of the station and closed in 1849.[2]

Lancaster and
Carlisle Railway
Carlisle Citadel
Brisco
Wreay
Southwaite
Calthwaite
Plumpton
Penrith
Clifton Moor
Clifton and Lowther
Shap
Shap Summit
914 ft
278.6 m
Tebay
Low Gill
(2nd)
Low Gill
(1st)
Grayrigg
(1st)
Grayrigg
(2nd)
Oxenholme
Milnthorpe
Burton and Holme
Carnforth
Bolton-le-Sands
Hest Bank
Lancaster Castle
Lancaster (Greaves)
  1. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 217
  2. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 108