Place Southwaite Grid reference NY449451 Platforms in use 2 | Area Eden 17 December 1846 Opened | |
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway Original company Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Similar Glasson railway station, Cummersdale railway station, Kirkandrews railway station | ||
Southwaite railway station in Hesket parish, was situated on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (the West Coast Main Line) between Carlisle and Penrith. It served the village of Southwaite, Cumbria, England. The station opened in 1846, and closed on 7 April 1952.
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Station buildings
The station had two platforms, an overbridge, a station hotel, railway cottages and a signal box. The station house remains as a private dwelling, however the platforms have been demolished. The line has been electrified.
Stations on the line
The next station on the line towards Carlisle was Wreay and the preceding station was Calthwaite.
References
Southwaite railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA