Cliburn railway station

Cliburn railway station was a station situated on the Eden Valley Railway in Cumbria, England. It served the village of Cliburn to the south. The station opened to passenger traffic on 9 June 1862, and closed on 17 September 1956.[1]

Cliburn
Cliburn station in 2006
Location
Place	Cliburn
Area	Eden
Coordinates	54.6277°N 2.6425°W / 54.6277; -2.6425
Grid reference	NY586260
Operations
Original company	Eden Valley Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	1
History
9 June 1862 (1862-06-09)	Station opened
17 September 1956 (1956-09-17)	Station 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

View eastward towards Kirkby Stephen in 1986

Description

The station building and single platform were on the south side of the track, a signal box on the north side controlled the level crossing gates on the road to Cliburn. There was also a goods siding behind the station which was used to host a camping coach from 1937 to 1939 and was possibly visited by a coach in 1933 and 1934.[2][3]

After closure the station house became a private residence, the signal box also survives and has been restored as a holiday cottage as of 2012.[2][4]

References

1. Quick 2019, p. 121.
2. Cliburn www.disused-stations.org.uk
3. McRae 1997, p. 10.
4. Cliburn Station and Signal Box www.visitcumbria.com

Literature

• British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer. Ian Allan Publishing. 1997 [1958]. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3.
• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory Of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
• McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
• Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway and Canal Historical Society.

• Walton, Peter (1992). The Stainmore & Eden Valley Railways. Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 0-86093-306-7.
• Western, Robert. The Eden Valley Railway.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Clifton Moor after 1863		North Eastern Railway Eden Valley Railway		Temple Sowerby
Clifton before 1863