Camerton railway station (Cumberland)
Disused railway station in Cumbria, England
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Camerton railway station was situated next to the River Derwent on the Cockermouth and Workington Railway. It served the village of Camerton, Cumberland (now Cumbria), England.[3][4]
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Camerton | |||||
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The site of the station in 1986 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Camerton, Cumberland England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54.66038°N 3.49493°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NY036305 | ||||
| Platforms | 2[1] | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | Cockermouth and Workington Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 28 April 1847 | Opened | ||||
| 3 March 1952 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| 18 April 1966 | Closed completely[2] | ||||
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Cockermouth and Workington Railway |
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History
The station opened on 28 April 1847. It closed to regular passenger traffic on 3 March 1952, closing completely when the line closed on 18 April 1966.
In later years the then DMU-operated 09:52 westbound from Carlisle (10:20 from Penrith) made a regular unadvertised Fridays-only call at the station, though there was no balancing call.[5]
Industry
Camerton Colliery and Camerton Fireclay mine and associated brickworks were served by sidings which curved northwards off the through lines a short distance east of the station. Coal workings appear to have petered out in the 1930s, but the brickworks was a successful operation, with firebricks being a key requirement of Workington's furnaces. From 1939 the Admiralty established RNAD Broughton Moor on the CWJR's line north east of Camerton. A lesser-known ancillary of this was using the fireclay workings at Camerton as an ammunition store. This appears to have petered out in the 1950s, though Broughton Moor arms depot lasted until 1992.[6]
Afterlife
By 2015 the station site was surrounded by nature.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Marron Junction Line and station closed |
London and North Western Railway Cockermouth & Workington Railway |
Workington Bridge Line and station closed | ||
| Cleator and Workington Junction Railway | Workington Central Line and station closed | |||
