Kershope Foot railway station

Kershope Foot
The site of the station, looking south towards Carlisle, in 2000
General information
Location	Kershopefoot, Cumbria England
Coordinates	55.1375°N 2.825°W / 55.1375; -2.825
Grid reference	NY475828
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Border Union Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 March 1862 (1862-03-01)	Opened
6 January 1969 (1969-01-06)	Closed

Kershope Foot railway station served the hamlet of Kershopefoot, Cumbria, from 1862 to 1969 on the Border Union Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 March 1862 by the Border Union Railway. It was situated on the south side of an unnamed minor road. The station was originally called Kershope but it was later called Kershope Foot. The station sign spelled it as a single word. The goods yard was composed of two sidings, one of them running a short distance behind the down platform. The goods yard closed on 28 December 1964. On 27 March 1967 the station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt, although the suffix 'halt' never appeared on any tickets or signs or in any timetables. The station was closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 6 January 1969.[1][2]

References

1. "Disused Stations: Kershope Foot". Disused Stations. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 246. OCLC 931112387.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Newcastleton Line and station closed		North British Railway Border Union Railway		Nook Pasture Line and station closed