Keswick railway station

Keswick
Keswick station, with new DMU, 1956
General information
Location	Keswick, Cumberland England
Grid reference	NY270237
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
Pre-grouping	Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 January 1865	Opened
1 June 1964	Closed to goods
18 April 1966	All traffic westwards ceased
1 July 1968	Station became unstaffed
6 March 1972	Final closure to passengers
Location Keswick Location in the former Allerdale borough Show map of the former Allerdale Borough Keswick Location in present-day Cumbria, England Show map of Cumbria

Keswick railway station was on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway between Penrith and Cockermouth in Cumberland (now in Cumbria), England. It served the town of Keswick and accommodated the offices of the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway Company.

The station has its origins in 1861, when the construction of a railway line between Cockermouth and the West Coast Main Line of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) company at Penrith was authorised. In 1862, the company decided to establish its office at the station. The site had an engine shed, a carriage shed capable of accommodating at least six carriages and a turntable. The station was designed by the railway engineer Thomas Bouch; construction was by contractor George Bolton & Sons. On 2 January 1865, the station was opened to passenger traffic.

As a result of the Beeching cuts, the line beyond Keswick to Cockermouth and Workington was closed on 18 April 1966, leaving a single line branch between Keswick and Penrith. The station survived for six years before closing on 6 March 1972. The main station building has been used as a hotel in recent years but most of the other structures have been demolished and the land used for car parking. A trail managed by the Lake District National Park Authority has been established along part of the former railway line.