Carlisle Crown Street railway station

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Carlisle Crown Street
General information
LocationCarlisle, Cumberland
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMaryport and Carlisle Railway
Pre-groupingMaryport and Carlisle Railway
Key dates
30 December 1844 (1844-12-30)Opened
17 March 1849 (1849-03-17)Closed

Carlisle Crown Street railway station served the city of Carlisle, in the historical county of Cumberland, England, from 1844 to 1849 on the Maryport and Carlisle Railway.

History[edit]

The station was opened on 30 December 1844 by the Maryport and Carlisle Railway. It replaced Carlisle Water Street station, which opened a year earlier. The station closed on 17 March 1849[1] when all of the trains were diverted to Carlisle London Road.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 53. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 114. OCLC 931112387.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Dalston
Line closed, station open
  Maryport and Carlisle Railway   Terminus