Mealsgate railway station

Mealsgate
Mealsgate
General information
Location	Mealsgate, Allerdale; England
Coordinates	54°46′16″N 3°13′56″W / 54.7711°N 3.2323°W
Grid reference	NY208424
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Maryport and Carlisle Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 April 1866	Station opened for goods traffic
26 December 1866	Station opened for passenger traffic
22 September 1930	Station closed to passenger and parcels traffic
1 December 1952	Station closed completely

Maryport and
Carlisle Railway

Legend

West Coast Main Line

to Glasgow and Edinburgh

to London

Crofton

private station

Wigton

Brookfield

Aikbank Junction

Leegate

Solway Junction Rly

(closed 1852)

Cumbrian Coast line

Dearham

Linefoot

Linefoot Junction

Cleator and Workington

Brigham

Cockermouth and

Workington Railway

Mealsgate railway station was in the former county of Cumberland, now Cumbria, England. It was a stop on the Bolton Loop (sometimes referred to as the "Mealsgate Loop") of the Maryport and Carlisle Railway.^[6]^[7]

The station served the village of the same name.

^ Robinson 1985, p. 59.
^ Colman 1982, p. 10.
^ Robinson 2002, p. 29.
^ Quick 2009, p. 269.
^ Robinson 1995, p. 184.
^ Jowett 1989, Map 36.
^ The Bolton Loop, via Cumbrian Railways Association

[FOOTNOTERobinson198559-1] Robinson 1985, p. 59.

[FOOTNOTEColman198210-2] Colman 1982, p. 10.

[FOOTNOTERobinson200229-3] Robinson 2002, p. 29.

[FOOTNOTEQuick2009269-4] Quick 2009, p. 269.

[FOOTNOTERobinson1995184-5] Robinson 1995, p. 184.

[FOOTNOTEJowett1989Map_36-6] Jowett 1989, Map 36.

[7] The Bolton Loop, via Cumbrian Railways Association

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Mealsgate
General information
Location	Mealsgate, Allerdale England
Coordinates	54°46′16″N 3°13′56″W / 54.7711°N 3.2323°W / 54.7711; -3.2323
Grid reference	NY208424
Platforms	1^[1]
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Maryport and Carlisle Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 April 1866	Station opened for goods traffic
26 December 1866	Station opened for passenger traffic^[2]
22 September 1930	Station closed to passenger and parcels traffic^[3]^[4]
1 December 1952	Station closed completely^[5]