Rockcliffe railway station

Rockcliffe
General information
LocationRockcliffe, City of Carlisle
England
Coordinates54°56′28″N 2°59′05″W / 54.9410°N 2.9846°W / 54.9410; -2.9846
Grid referenceNY370611
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCaledonian Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
10 September 1847Station opened[1]
1 January 1917Station closed[1]
2 December 1919Station reopened[1]
17 July 1950Passenger service withdrawn, but workmen's trains continued. Station renamed Rockcliffe Halt[1]
6 December 1965Station closed[1]
Location
Rockcliffe is located in the former City of Carlisle district
Rockcliffe
Rockcliffe
Location in the present-day City of Carlisle district, Cumbria
Rockcliffe is located in Cumbria
Rockcliffe
Rockcliffe
Location in present-day Cumbria, England

Rockcliffe railway station, later Rockcliffe Halt, served the rural area around Rockcliffe, north of Carlisle in the English county of Cumberland (now part of Cumbria); it lay some distance from the village. The station was served by local trains on what is now known as the West Coast Main Line. The nearest station for Rockcliffe is now at Carlisle.

  1. ^ a b c d e Butt (1995), page 198