Yeathouse railway station

Yeathouse
Yeathouse
General information
Location	Yeathouse, Frizington, Copeland; England
Coordinates	54°32′15″N 3°28′47″W / 54.5374°N 3.4797°W
Grid reference	NY043167
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway
Pre-grouping	LNWR & FR Joint Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
11 June 1872	Opened, replacing Eskett
13 April 1931	Closed
11 March 1940	Reopened for workmen's trains
8 April 1940	Closed

Whitehaven, Cleator
& Egremont Railway

Legend

Cleator and Workington

to Carlisle

Marron Junction

Workington Central

Branthwaite

Distington

Distington Works

Summit

Whitehaven Tunnel

Yeathouse

Corkickle

Eskett

Mirehouse Junction

Eskett Junction

Moor Row

Frizington

St Bees

Cleator Moor West

(first)

Yeathouse railway station was a later addition to the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway. It served the communities of Yeathouse and Eskett, near Frizington, Cumbria, England.^[3]^[4]

^ Croughton, Kidner & Young 1982, p. 143.
^ Butt 1995, p. 257.
^ Smith & Turner 2012, Map 26.
^ Jowett 1989, Map 36.

[FOOTNOTECroughtonKidnerYoung1982143-1] Croughton, Kidner & Young 1982, p. 143.

[FOOTNOTEButt1995257-2] Butt 1995, p. 257.

[FOOTNOTESmithTurner2012Map_26-3] Smith & Turner 2012, Map 26.

[FOOTNOTEJowett1989Map_36-4] Jowett 1989, Map 36.

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Yeathouse
General information
Location	Yeathouse, Frizington, Copeland England
Coordinates	54°32′15″N 3°28′47″W / 54.5374°N 3.4797°W / 54.5374; -3.4797
Grid reference	NY043167
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway
Pre-grouping	LNWR & FR Joint Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
11 June 1872	Opened, replacing Eskett
13 April 1931	Closed
11 March 1940	Reopened for workmen's trains^[1]
8 April 1940	Closed^[2]