Long Marton railway station
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Long Marton railway station was a railway station
which
served the village of Long Marton
in Cumbria
, England
. Situated on the Settle-Carlisle Line, it was located 27¾ miles (44 km) south of Carlisle
. Built by the Midland Railway
, it was opened along with the line in 1876 and closed on 4 May 1970, when the local passenger service over the line was withdrawn.
The station buildings were sold and converted into a private residence after closure and remain in use as such today. However the platforms were demolished (as were those at New Biggin and Culgaith) in the early 1970s, which precluded the station from being considered for reopening when the local service over the line restarted in 1986.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
which
served the village of Long Marton
Long Marton
Long Marton is a village and civil parish in the Eden District of the English county of Cumbria. It had a railway station called Long Marton railway station. There are also the hamlets of Marton Moor and Broom. Long Marton also has a busy pub....
in Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Situated on the Settle-Carlisle Line, it was located 27¾ miles (44 km) south of Carlisle
Carlisle railway station
Carlisle railway station, also known as Carlisle Citadel station, is a railway station whichserves the Cumbrian City of Carlisle, England, and is a major station on the West Coast Main Line, lying south of Glasgow Central, and north of London Euston...
. Built by the Midland Railway
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
, it was opened along with the line in 1876 and closed on 4 May 1970, when the local passenger service over the line was withdrawn.
The station buildings were sold and converted into a private residence after closure and remain in use as such today. However the platforms were demolished (as were those at New Biggin and Culgaith) in the early 1970s, which precluded the station from being considered for reopening when the local service over the line restarted in 1986.