Kirkandrews railway station

Kirkandrews
The former station in 2002
General information
LocationKirkandrews-on-Eden, Cumberland
England
Coordinates54°55′00″N 3°00′44″W / 54.9166°N 3.0121°W / 54.9166; -3.0121
Grid referenceNY352584
Platforms1[1][2]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyPort Carlisle Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1854Opened
7 September 1964Closed
Location
Kirkandrews is located in Cumbria
Kirkandrews
Kirkandrews
Location in present-day Cumbria, England
Kirkandrews is located in the former City of Carlisle district
Kirkandrews
Kirkandrews
Location in the former City of Carlisle district, Cumbria

Kirkandrews railway station was near Kirkandrews-on-Eden, Cumberland (now Cumbria), England. It was on the Port Carlisle Railway branch, and later part of the Silloth branch.[3] The station served the village and the rural district. Kirkandrews closed on 7 September 1964;[4] with the line to Silloth as part of the Beeching cuts.The station building survives as a private dwelling.

  1. ^ Hammond 2015, p. 417.
  2. ^ Biddle 1981, p. 66.
  3. ^ Solway Plain - Past and Present Archived 18 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved : 2012-08-21
  4. ^ Cumbria Railways Retrieved : 2012-08-21