Appleby railway station
Railway station in Cumbria, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the railway station in Cumbria, England. For other similarly named railway stations, see Appleby railway station (disambiguation).
Appleby is a railway station on the Settle and Carlisle Line, which runs between Carlisle and Leeds via Settle. The station, situated 30 miles 60 chains (49.5 km) south-east of Carlisle, serves the market town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, Eden in Cumbria. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
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Location | Appleby-in-Westmorland, Eden England | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 54°34′49″N 2°29′12″W | ||||||||||
Grid reference | NY686206 | ||||||||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||||||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Station code | APP | ||||||||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Original company | Midland Railway | ||||||||||
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||||||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (London Midland Region) | ||||||||||
Key dates | |||||||||||
1 May 1876 | Opened as Appleby | ||||||||||
1 September 1952 | Renamed Appleby West | ||||||||||
6 May 1968 | Renamed Appleby | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2018/19 | 57,526 | ||||||||||
2019/20 | 60,310 | ||||||||||
2020/21 | 11,232 | ||||||||||
2021/22 | 47,476 | ||||||||||
2022/23 | 52,674 | ||||||||||
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Listed Building – Grade II | |||||||||||
Feature | Original Midland Railway station building | ||||||||||
Designated | 14 May 1990 | ||||||||||
Reference no. | 1311476[1] | ||||||||||
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The station was formerly known as Appleby West, with the older Appleby East station located nearby on the Eden Valley Railway. The buildings of Appleby East still survive.