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Brigham railway station

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Place
  
Brigham

Grid reference
  
NY085310

Platforms in use
  
3

Area
  
Allerdale

28 April 1847
  
Opened

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Pre-grouping
  
London and North Western Railway

Post-grouping
  
London, Midland and Scottish Railway

Original company
  
Cockermouth and Workington Railway

Similar
  
Baggrow railway station, Cummersdale railway station, Glasson railway station, Kirkandrews railway station, Bromfield (Cumbria) railway st

Brigham railway station was situated on the Cockermouth and Workington Railway and served the village of Brigham, Cumbria, England.

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History

The station opened on 28 April 1847 and closed on 18 April 1966. The last train was the 20:19 DMU from Keswick to Workington Main on Saturday 16 April.

Afterlife

In 2013 remains of the station and the junction to Papcastle station were still visible by the A66 road before the Great Broughton junction; most of this track now forms part of the A66.

References

Brigham railway station Wikipedia