Abbey Junction railway station
Abbey Junction railway station was the railway junction where the branch line to Silloth on the Solway Firth divided from the Solway Junction Railway in the English county of Cumberland (later Cumbria).
| Abbey Junction | |
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_geograph-3222246-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg) The station site years after closure | |
| Location | |
| Place | Abbey Town |
| Area | Allerdale |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Solway Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Platforms | ? |
| History | |
| 31 August 1870 | Station opened as Abbey Junction |
| 1 January 1917 | Station closed |
| 2 March 1919 | Station reopened |
| 1 September 1921 | Station closed |
| 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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History
A 1903 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (right) railways in the vicinity of Abbey Junction
A station on the site was opened as Abbeyholme by the Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway in 1856, and was then renamed Abbey Junction by the North British Railway in 1870. It closed in 1921.
A parallel station on the site was opened as Abbey Junction by the Maryport and Carlisle Railway. It closed briefly from 1917 to 1919 then permanently in 1921.
The closure of the stations was linked to the closure of the Solway viaduct.
Extracts from Bradshaw's Guide, April 1910 showing the two lines which crossed at Abbey Junction, Cumberland
References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
External links
- The station on a navigable Edwardian 6" OS map, via National Library of Scotland
- Carlisle & Silloth Bay Railway
- The line with period photographs, via Holme St Cuthbert History Group (archive copy)
- The station via Rail Map Online
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Sleightholme From Kirkbride |
North British Railway Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway |
Abbey Town Line and station closed | ||
| Whitrigg Line and station closed |
Caledonian Railway Solway Junction Railway |
Bromfield Line and station closed |
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