Harker railway station

Harker railway station served the settlement of Harker, Cumbria, England, between 1861 and 1969 on the Waverley Line.

Harker
Location
PlaceHarker
AreaCumbria
Coordinates54.939°N 2.9603°W / 54.939; -2.9603
Grid referenceNY385605
Operations
Original companyBorder Union Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
LMR
Platforms2
History
29 October 1869 (1869-10-29)First station opened
1 November 1929Closed
1 March 1943New unadvertised station opened south of first station
6 January 1969 (1969-01-06)Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

The first station was opened on 29 October 1861 by the North British Railway to the north of on an unnamed minor road . It closed on 1 November 1929 but was used as an unadvertised halt for military personnel to the nearby airfield from 1936 until circa 1941. A new unadvertised station for RAF staff was opened on 1 March 1943 by the LNER on the other side of the bridge from the first station. Near the station was an RAF stores depot, which was the reason why the station opened. The short platforms could not be extended because the goods yard, to the north, was still in use. The depot was renamed from RAF Kingston to RAF Carlisle and was home to the 14 maintenance unit. It was used to store equipment from aircraft parts to firearms, ammunition and aircrew clothing. The station closed in 1969 along with the line. RAF Carlisle closed in 1996 and was unoccupied until 2010 when the Stobart group acquired it.[1]

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References
  1. "Disused Stations: Harker". Disused Stations. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Lyneside
Line closed, station closed		   LNER
Waverley Line		   Parkhouse Halt
Line closed, station closed
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