Blencow railway station

Blencow
The station in 1962
Location
Place	Newbiggin
Area	Eden
Grid reference	NY463304
Operations
Original company	Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway (London and North Western Railway/Stockton and Darlington Railway joint)
Pre-grouping	CK&PR (London and North Western Railway/North Eastern Railway joint)
Post-grouping	Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway (London, Midland and Scottish Railway/London and North Eastern Railway joint)
History
2 January 1865	Opened
3 March 1952	Closed
2 July 1956	Reopened
6 March 1972	Closed^[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Blencow railway station was situated on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway between Penrith and Cockermouth in Cumbria, England. The station served the villages of Blencow (or Blencowe) and Newbiggin. The station opened to passenger traffic on 2 January 1865, and closed on 3 March 1952. It reopened temporarily on 2 July 1956 before closing permanently on 6 March 1972.

Although called Blencow the station was actually situated on the edge of Newbiggin and was over 2 miles (3.2 km) from Blencow. Possible alternative names for the station before it was opened were Newbiggin station and Dacre & Greystoke station The station could not be named Newbiggin as there is another Newbiggin on the Carlisle - Settle Railway a few miles away.

References

↑ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 37. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.

Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory Of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7.
British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer. Ian Allan Publishing. 1997 [1958]. ISBN 978-0-7110-0320-0.
Bairstow, Martin (1995). Railways In The Lake District. ISBN 978-1-871944-11-2.
https://web.archive.org/web/20061012184033/http://www.ckpr.fsnet.co.uk/BLENCOW.HTM

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Penruddock		Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway		Penrith

Coordinates: 54°39′58″N 2°49′59″W / 54.666°N 2.833°W / 54.666; -2.833

Closed railway stations in Cumbria

Waverley Route	Kershope Foot Nook Pasture Penton Riddings Junction Scotch Dyke Longtown Gretna (Border Union) Lyneside Harker Parkhouse Halt

Caledonian Main Line	Gretna (Caledonian) Floriston Rockcliffe

Solway Junction Railway	Bowness Whitrigg Bromfield (Cumbria)

Port Carlisle Dock and Railway	Port Carlisle Glasson Drumburgh Burgh-by-Sands Kirkandrews Port Carlisle Junction Carlisle Canal

Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway	New Dykes Brow Kirkbride Sleightholme Abbey Junction Abbey Town Black Dyke Halt Causewayhead Silloth Cumberland and Westmorland Convalescent Institution Silloth Battery Extension

Maryport and Carlisle Railway	Carlisle Crown Street Carlisle Bogfield Cummersdale Curthwaite Micklethwaite Brookfield (Cumbria) Leegate Low Row Brayton High Blaithwaite Mealsgate Allhallows Colliery Baggrow Arkleby Bullgill Dearham Bridge Dearham Linefoot Dovenby Lodge Papcastle

Newcastle and Carlisle Railway	Carlisle Canal Street Carlisle London Road Scotby Heads Nook How Mill Brampton Fell Brampton Town Naworth Low Row

Lancaster and Carlisle Railway	Brisco Wreay Southwaite Calthwaite Plumpton (Cumbria) Clifton and Lowther Shap Tebay Low Gill Grayrigg Milnthorpe Burton and Holme

Ingleton Branch Line	Low Gill Sedbergh Middleton-on-Lune Barbon

Eden Valley Railway	Clifton Moor Cliburn Temple Sowerby Kirkby Thore Appleby East Warcop Musgrave

South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway	Gaisgill Ravenstonedale Smardale Barras

Settle-Carlisle Line	Scotby Cumwhinton Cotehill Little Salkeld Culgaith New Biggin Long Marton Ormside Crosby Garrett

Cleator and Workington Junction Railway	Great Broughton Camerton Colliery Halt Buckhill Colliery Halt Seaton (Cumbria) Workington Central High Harrington Distington Oatlands Arlecdon Moresby Parks Moresby Junction Halt Keekle Colliers' Platform Cleator Moor West

Harrington and Lowca Light Railway Gilgarran Branch	Harrington (Church Road) Halt Rosehill (Archer Street) Halt Rose Hill Platform Copperas Hill Micklam Lowca Parton Halt

Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway	Marron Junction Bridgefoot Branthwaite Ullock Lamplugh Rowrah Winder Yeathouse Eskett Frizington Cleator Moor East Cleator Moor Moor Row Woodend Gillfoot Egremont (Cumbria) St Thomas Cross Platform Beckermet Mines Beckermet

Whitehaven Junction Railway Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway Furness Railway	Siddick Junction Workington North Newtown (Cumbria) Eskmeals Whitbeck Crossing Kirksanton Crossing Under Hill Dunnerholme Gate Furness Abbey Barrow (Strand) Barrow (Rabbit Hill) Island Road Barrow (Ramsden Dock) Rampside Piel Lindal Ulverston Road

Cockermouth and Workington Railway	Workington Bridge Camerton (LNWR) Broughton Cross Brigham Cockermouth (C&W)

Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway	Cockermouth Embleton Bassenthwaite Lake Braithwaite Keswick Threlkeld Troutbeck Penruddock Blencow

Coniston Railway	Coniston Torver Woodland Broughton-in-Furness

Other	North Lonsdale Crossing Conishead Priory Newby Bridge Greenodd Boot Sandside Moss Bay Cart Siding

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