At the time of its opening in 1861 the only habitation in the village of Smardale was Smardale Hall. The station consisted of a single platform on the south side of the line, and stone built station buildings as well as two goods sidings.[1]
A signal box was added in the 1890s. During the First World War from 20 September 1915 the station closed being used as a halt but unstaffed. It reopened in 1919. The signal box was removed in the 1920s, and the station closed in 1952.[1][2]
In 2002 the preservation society Stainmore Railway Company (at Kirkby Stephen East) recovered two wagons which had derailed near the station and been left undisturbed for half a century.[3] As of 2013 the Stationmaster's house was still extant and formed the basis of an expanded private residence.[1]
smardale, railway, station, minor, station, south, durham, lancashire, union, railway, between, tebay, kirkby, stephen, east, served, villages, smardale, waitby, station, opened, passenger, traffic, august, 1861, closed, december, 1952, contents, description, . Smardale railway station was a minor station on the South Durham amp Lancashire Union Railway between Tebay and Kirkby Stephen East It served the villages of Smardale and Waitby The station opened to passenger traffic on 8 August 1861 and closed on 1 December 1952 Contents 1 Description and history 2 References 2 1 Sources 2 2 ImagesDescription and history edit nbsp Smardale railway station building in 2016 At the time of its opening in 1861 the only habitation in the village of Smardale was Smardale Hall The station consisted of a single platform on the south side of the line and stone built station buildings as well as two goods sidings 1 A signal box was added in the 1890s During the First World War from 20 September 1915 the station closed being used as a halt but unstaffed It reopened in 1919 The signal box was removed in the 1920s and the station closed in 1952 1 2 In 2002 the preservation society Stainmore Railway Company at Kirkby Stephen East recovered two wagons which had derailed near the station and been left undisturbed for half a century 3 As of 2013 the Stationmaster s house was still extant and formed the basis of an expanded private residence 1 References edit a b c Smardale www disused stations org uk Stainmore Railway Company Photographs Smardale Halt www cumbria railways co uk Rail crash remains recovered after 49 years 20 March 2004 Cumberland and Westmorland Herald www cwherald com Sources edit Walton Peter 1992 The Stainmore amp Eden Valley Railways Oxford Publishing Co ISBN 0 86093 306 7 Butt R V J 1995 The Directory Of Railway Stations Patrick Stephens Limited ISBN 1 85260 508 1 British Railways Pre Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer Ian Allan Publishing 1997 1958 ISBN 0 7110 0320 3 Images edit Old Cumbria Gazetteer Smardale Station www geog port ac uk Stainmore lines 1 The Cumbria Railways Association Photo Library cra photos gb net Preceding station Disused railways Following station Ravenstonedale South Durham amp Lancashire Union Railway Kirkby Stephen East 54 28 07 N 2 24 06 W 54 4687 N 2 4018 W 54 4687 2 4018 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 Smardale railway station amp oldid 1000120479, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
