High Harrington railway station

High Harrington
The site of the station in 2013
General information
LocationHarrington, Cumbria, Allerdale
England
Coordinates54°36′54″N 3°33′03″W / 54.6149°N 3.5508°W / 54.6149; -3.5508
Grid referenceNX999255
Platforms2[1][2]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCleator and Workington Junction Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1879Opened
13 April 1931Closed[3]
1 July 1963Closed completely[4]
16 September 1963Line through the station closed[5]
A 1914 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing the complex network which existed in the Workington area

High Harrington railway station was opened by the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway (C&WJR) in 1879. It was situated half a mile south of Harrington Junction on the company's main line.[6] and served what was then the eastern extremity of Harrington in Cumbria, England.[7][8][9] The station is not to be confused with the current Harrington station a kilometre away on the coastal line.

  1. ^ McGowan Gradon 2004, pp. 52 & 63.
  2. ^ Suggitt 2008, p. 65.
  3. ^ Butt 1995, p. 120.
  4. ^ McGowan Gradon 2004, p. 68.
  5. ^ McGowan Gradon 2004, p. 59.
  6. ^ McGowan Gradon 2004, p. 64.
  7. ^ Smith & Turner 2012, Map 26.
  8. ^ Jowett 1989, Map 36.
  9. ^ Robinson 2002, p. 31.