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Cleator Moor East railway station
Disused railway station in Cumbria, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cleator Moor has had three passenger stations:
- The original 1857 Cleator Moor station which became a goods station when it was replaced in 1866. Its 1866 replacement which went on to be known as Cleator Moor East, and the rival 1879 station which went on to be known as Cleator Moor West.
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Cleator Moor East | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Cleator Moor, Copeland England | ||||
Coordinates | 54.5254°N 3.5281°W / 54.5254; -3.5281 | ||||
Grid reference | NY011155 | ||||
Platforms | 2[1] | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Disused | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | LNWR & FR Joint Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1866 | Opened as "Cleator Moor", replaced original station[2] | ||||
2 June 1924 | Renamed "Cleator Moor East" | ||||
13 April 1931 | Closed to passengers[3] | ||||
11 March 1940 | Reopened to workmen's trains[4] | ||||
8 April 1940 | Closed | ||||
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Cleator Moor East railway station was the second station built by the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway in the growing industrial town of Cleator Moor, Cumbria, England.[5][6]