Papcastle railway station

Papcastle railway station
Papcastle station, remains 20 March 1952
General information
Location	Papcastle, Allerdale England
Coordinates	54°40′14″N 3°24′40″W / 54.6706°N 3.4111°W / 54.6706; -3.4111
Grid reference	NY090315
Platforms	1[1][2]
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Maryport & Carlisle Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1867	Opened
1 July 1921	Station closed to passengers[3]
After May 1922	Unadvertised use by quarrymen ended[4]
29 April 1935	Line closed and subsequently lifted[5]

v t e Maryport and Carlisle Railway
Legend
West Coast Main Line to Glasgow and Edinburgh Carlisle Citadel West Coast Main Line to London Cummersdale Dalston Curthwaite Crofton private station Wigton Brookfield Aikbank Junction Leegate Solway Junction Rly Brayton High Blaithwaite Mealsgate Allhallows Colliery Baggrow Aspatria Arkleby (closed 1852) Bullgill Dearham Bridge Maryport Cumbrian Coast line Dearham Linefoot Linefoot Junction Cleator and Workington Junction Railway Dovenby Lodge Papcastle Cockermouth and Workington Railway Brigham Cockermouth and Workington Railway

Papcastle railway station was on the single track Derwent Branch of the Maryport and Carlisle Railway (M&CR) in the then county of Cumberland, now Cumbria, England.

The station was opened in 1867, situated over a mile from the village of Papcastle. Sidings to the substantial Broughtoncraggs Quarry led off the line opposite the station.