Kirkbride railway station

Kirkbride was a stone and brick built railway station with a single platform on the Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway on the Solway Plain in Cumbria, England.

A 1903 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (right) railways in the vicinity of Kirkbride

Kirkbride
General information
LocationKirkbride, Allerdale
England
Coordinates54.8992°N 3.2032°W / 54.8992; -3.2032
Grid referenceNY229567
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCarlisle and Silloth Bay Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
22 August 1856Station opened
7 September 1964Station closed

The station opened in August 1856 with the line's extension to Silloth. The North British Railway leased the line and the station in 1862 and subsequently took it over in 1880. In 1923 the station became part of the London and North Eastern Railway and became part of British Railways after nationalisation in 1948. The station closed with the line on 7 September 1964.[1]

The platform has been demolished, but in 2013 the station house still existed as a private residence.

References
  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 135. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
New Dykes Brow
Line and station closed		   North British Railway
Carlisle & Silloth Bay Railway & Dock Company		   Abbey Junction
Line and station closed


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