Wreay railway station

54°49′49″N 2°52′36″W / 54.8303°N 2.8766°W / 54.8303; -2.8766Grid referenceNY437487Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLancaster and Carlisle RailwayPre-groupingLondon and North Western RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey datesDec.1852^[1]Opened16 August 1943Closed

Wreay railway station in St Cuthbert Without parish, was situated on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (the West Coast Main Line) between Carlisle and Penrith. It served the village of Wreay, Cumbria, England. The station opened in 1852, and closed on 16 August 1943.^[2]

v t e Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Legend
Caledonian Main Line Carlisle Citadel Maryport & Carlisle Rly Tyne Valley Line and Settle–Carlisle line Brisco Wreay Southwaite Calthwaite Plumpton Penrith Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway Clifton Moor Eden Valley Railway Clifton and Lowther Shap Shap Summit 914 ft 278.6 m South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway Tebay Low Gill (2nd) Ingleton branch line Low Gill (1st) Grayrigg (1st) Grayrigg (2nd) Kendal & Windermere Railway Oxenholme Hincaster branch line Milnthorpe Burton and Holme Furness & Midland Jnt Rly Ulverstone & Lancaster Railway Carnforth Bolton-le-Sands Hest Bank Morecambe branch line "Little" North Western Rly Glasson Dock branch line Lancaster Castle Lancaster (Greaves) Lancaster & Preston Junction Railway

The station

The station had two platforms, a weighing platform and a signal box.^[3] The station buildings are now private dwellings. The line is now electrified.

Stations on the line

The next station on the line towards Carlisle was the now closed Brisco and the preceding station was the now closed Southwaite. Brisco railway station proved to be unviable and the decision was made to close it in 1852 in favour of Wreay railway station.^[4]

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