Micklam railway station

Micklam
General information
LocationMicklam, near Lowca, Cumbria, Copeland
England
Coordinates54°35′09″N 3°34′42″W / 54.5859°N 3.5782°W / 54.5859; -3.5782
Grid referenceNX981223
Platforms1[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLowca Light Railway
Post-groupingLowca Light Railway
Key dates
15 April 1912Workmen's service commenced
2 June 1913Public passenger service[2]
31 May 1926Public passenger service ended
1 April 1929Workmen's service ended[3]

Micklam railway station served the fireclay mine and brickworks at Micklam, a short distance north of Lowca in the former county of Cumberland, England, which is now part of Cumbria.

A public passenger service called at the station between 2 June 1913 and May 1926, though unadvertised workmen's trains had started in April 1912 and continued until April 1929, after which all forms of passenger service ceased.

By 1922 the service had settled down to three trains each way between Lowca and Workington Central, calling at Micklam. There was an extra on Saturdays, but it passed through Micklam without stopping.. There never was a public Sunday service.[4]

The station was on the Harrington and Lowca Light Railway which connected with the Cleator & Workington Junction Railway (CWJR) at Rosehill Junction south of Harrington Village. Workmen's services to and from Micklam variously ran from Moss Bay Cart Siding, Maryport (during the First World War), Workington Central and Seaton (Cumbria). Public passenger trains ran to these last two only.

  1. ^ Possibly Micklam railway station, via Whitehaven News
  2. ^ 1913 Public Timetable, via Cumbrian Railways Association
  3. ^ Andrews 2001, pp. 20–23.
  4. ^ Bradshaw 1985, p. 595.