The station was opened on 17 August 1908 by the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway. It was located in a sparsely populated area about 3 miles (5 km) east of the village of Threlkeld and 2 miles (3 km) west of Troutbeck. It was on both sides of the bridge at Highgate Close. It was not intended for general public use, thus London and North Western Railway did not display the name signs on the platforms. Nearby was Highgate signal box, which opened before the station in 1892. Non-school use trains occasionally called at the station; social trips and a honeymoon trip were examples. The bus service introduced in 1928 rendered this station obsolete and it closed at the end of the December term in the following year,[2] although official closure took place on 1 January 1929.[1]
The word "Platform" was used as the Scottish equivalent of "Halt" and that was presumably its meaning here.
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^ ab"Disused Stations". Disused Stations. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
^Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 227. OCLC 931112387.
highgate, platform, railway, station, served, schoolchildren, isolated, area, highgate, between, keswick, penrith, historical, area, cumberland, england, from, 1908, 1929, cockermouth, keswick, penrith, railway, highgate, platformgeneral, informationlocationke. Highgate Platform railway station served schoolchildren in the isolated area of Highgate between Keswick and Penrith in the historical area of Cumberland England from 1908 to 1929 on the Cockermouth Keswick and Penrith Railway Highgate PlatformGeneral informationLocationKendal CumberlandEnglandCoordinates54 37 30 N 2 59 28 W 54 6251 N 2 9912 W 54 6251 2 9912Grid referenceNY361260Platforms2 1 Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyCockermouth Keswick and Penrith RailwayPost groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates17 August 1908 1908 08 17 Opened1 January 1929 1929 01 01 ClosedHistory editThe station was opened on 17 August 1908 by the Cockermouth Keswick and Penrith Railway It was located in a sparsely populated area about 3 miles 5 km east of the village of Threlkeld and 2 miles 3 km west of Troutbeck It was on both sides of the bridge at Highgate Close It was not intended for general public use thus London and North Western Railway did not display the name signs on the platforms Nearby was Highgate signal box which opened before the station in 1892 Non school use trains occasionally called at the station social trips and a honeymoon trip were examples The bus service introduced in 1928 rendered this station obsolete and it closed at the end of the December term in the following year 2 although official closure took place on 1 January 1929 1 The word Platform was used as the Scottish equivalent of Halt and that was presumably its meaning here References edit a b Disused Stations Disused Stations Retrieved 17 June 2021 Quick M E 2002 Railway passenger stations in England Scotland and Wales a chronology Richmond Railway and Canal Historical Society p 227 OCLC 931112387 Preceding station Disused railways Following stationThrelkeldLine and station closed Cockermouth Keswick and Penrith Railway TroutbeckLine and station closed nbsp This article on a railway station in North West England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Highgate Platform railway station amp oldid 1029094808, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
