Silloth railway station
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Silloth was the terminus of the Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway, a branch railway from Carlisle, England.[13] The town, dock and station at Silloth were built on a greenfield site after the Carlisle & Silloth Bay Railway & Dock Act (1855) was passed.[14] The railway provision grew with the dock and its later additions.[15]
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Silloth | |||||
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Location | Silloth, Cumberland England | ||||
Coordinates | 54.8676°N 3.3893°W / 54.8676; -3.3893 | ||||
Grid reference | NY109534 | ||||
Platforms | 1[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] | ||||
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Status | Disused | ||||
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Original company | Carlisle & Silloth Bay Railway & Dock Company | ||||
Pre-grouping | North British Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
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4 September 1856 | Opened | ||||
7 September 1964[12] | Closed | ||||
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The station was opened in 1856 and closed by the Beeching axe on 7 September 1964, when it had been estimated in 1962 that the line was losing £23,500 a year and rising, staff costs had been pared to the bone and an imminent track bill of £32,500 was to be faced.[16]