Longtown railway station

Longtown railway station served the town of Longtown, Cumbria, England, from 1861 to 1970 on the Waverley Route.

Longtown
Location
Place	Longtown
Area	Cumbria
Coordinates	55.012079°N 2.976512°W / 55.012079; -2.976512
Grid reference	NY376690
Operations
Original company	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
29 October 1861 (1861-10-29)	Opened
6 January 1969	Closed to passengers
31 August 1970 (1970-08-31)	Closed completely
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 station opened on 29 October 1861 by the North British Railway. The station was situated on the north side of the A7. There was a goods yard to the north of the station and had five sidings in total; the fifth running to the end of a cattle dock. The siding at the rear of the yard served a coal and lime depot. A two road engine shed opened to the north side of the station on 15 October 1861 but closed in 1924 and was demolished shortly after. The station closed in 1969,[1] although the line was still open for goods traffic to the army depot, until the station closed completely in 1970.[2][3]

References

1. "Disused Stations: Longtown". Disused Stations. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
2. "Waverley Line - Visit Cumbria". Disused Stations. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
3. "Longtown - Canmore". Canmore. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Scotch Dyke Line closed, station closed		North British Railway Waverley Route		Gretna Line closed, station closed
Scotch Dyke Line closed, station closed		North British Railway Waverley Route		Lyneside Line closed, station closed