Moor Row railway station

Moor Row
Moor Row station 1952
General information
LocationMoor Row, Copeland
England
Coordinates54°31′00″N 3°32′19″W / 54.5166°N 3.5387°W / 54.5166; -3.5387
Grid referenceNY004145
Platforms2[1][2][3][4]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWhitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway
Pre-groupingLNWR & FR Joint Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1857Opened
7 January 1935Closed
11 March 1940Reopened to workmen's trains[5]
8 April 1940Closed
6 May 1946Reopened
16 June 1947Closed
23 May 1949[6]Reopened for workmen's trains to Sellafield.
6 September 1965Closed[7][8]
Location
Moor Row is located in the former Borough of Copeland
Moor Row
Moor Row
Location in present-day Copeland Borough
Moor Row is located in Cumbria
Moor Row
Moor Row
Location in present-day Cumbria
1904 railway junctions around Cleator Moor, Parton, Rowrah & Whitehaven

Moor Row railway station was built by the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway. It served the village of Moor Row, Cumbria, England.[9][10]

  1. ^ Quayle 2007, pp. 38 & 79.
  2. ^ Anderson 2002, p. 311.
  3. ^ Faulkner 2015, p. 458.
  4. ^ Webb 1964a, p. 787.
  5. ^ Croughton, Kidner & Young 1982, p. 102.
  6. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.quick page 301
  7. ^ Butt 1995, p. 162.
  8. ^ Quayle 2007, p. 87.
  9. ^ Smith & Turner 2012, Map 26.
  10. ^ Jowett 1989, Map 36.