Moresby Parks railway station

Moresby Parks
General information
LocationNear Hensingham, Cumbria, Copeland
England
Coordinates54°33′42″N 3°33′12″W / 54.5617°N 3.5532°W / 54.5617; -3.5532
Grid referenceNX996196
Platforms2[1][2]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCleator and Workington Junction Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1879Opened
13 April 1931Closed[3]
1 July 1963Closed completely[4]
16 September 1963Line through the station closed[5]
1904 railway junctions around Cleator Moor, Parton, Rowrah & Whitehaven

Moresby Parks railway station was opened by the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway (C&WJR) in 1879. It was situated just north of the summit of the company's main line[6] and served the scattered community of Moresby Parks in Cumbria, England.[7][8]

  1. ^ McGowan Gradon 2004, p. 16.
  2. ^ Images of the station, via Cumbria Railways Association
  3. ^ Butt 1995, p. 163.
  4. ^ McGowan Gradon 2004, p. 68.
  5. ^ McGowan Gradon 2004, p. 59.
  6. ^ McGowan Gradon 2004, p. 64.
  7. ^ Smith & Turner 2012, Map 26.
  8. ^ Jowett 1989, Map 36.