Rockcliffe railway station
Former railway station in Cumbria, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rockcliffe railway station, later Rockcliffe Halt was a station which served the rural area around Rockcliffe, Rockcliffe parish, north of Carlisle in the English county of Cumberland (now part of Cumbria). It 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. It lay some distance from the village.
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Rockcliffe | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Rockcliffe, City of Carlisle England | ||||
Coordinates | 54.9410°N 2.9846°W / 54.9410; -2.9846 | ||||
Grid reference | NY370611 | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Disused | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Caledonian Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
10 September 1847 | Station opened[1] | ||||
1 January 1917 | Station closed[1] | ||||
2 December 1919 | Station reopened[1] | ||||
17 July 1950 | Passenger service withdrawn but workmen's trains continued. Station renamed Rockcliffe Halt[1] | ||||
6 December 1965 | Station closed[1] | ||||
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