Cumwhinton railway station


Cumwhinton railway station was a railway station serving the village of Cumwhinton in Cumbria, England. The station was located on the Settle and Carlisle Line and was closed in 1956. The station is still intact, including platforms, and the station buildings are now grade II listed structures.

History

The station was designed by John Holloway Sanders, who designed many of the other stations on the Settle–Carlisle line. It was listed as being a small station in the original Midland Railway plans. It was opened with the rest of the on the initial opening of the line in May 1876 and had its station buildings on the down line. The station is south east of Carlisle and north of railway station in London, via and. The station was afforded a three-road goods shed on the down side and a signal box just north of the station which closed in 1957.
The main station building is made of red sandstone with a slate roof, is privately owned & occupied and is now a grade II listed structure. Additionally, the Midland Railway provided four railway cottages for workers besides the traditional stationmaster's house.
There have been petitions and public appeals to re-open the station to passenger traffic.