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Appleby East railway station is a closed railway station that was situated on the

Eden Valley Railway The Eden Valley Railway (EVR) was a railway in Cumbria, England. It ran between Clifton Junction near Penrith and Kirkby Stephen via Appleby-in-Westmorland. Passenger traffic ended in 1962 and the line was reduced to the track between the j ...

between Kirkby Stephen East and Penrith in

Cumberland Cumberland ( ) is a historic county in the far North West England. It covers part of the Lake District as well as the north Pennines and Solway Firth coast. Cumberland had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974. From 19 ...

(now in

Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumb ...

), England. The

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was formerly one of two that served the town of

Appleby-in-Westmorland Appleby-in-Westmorland is a market town and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England, with a population of 3,048 at the 2011 Census. Crossed by the River Eden, Appleby was the county town of the historic county of Westmorland. I ...

, the other being Appleby West station on the

Midland Railway The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844. The Midland was one of the largest railway companies in Britain in the early 20th century, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had its headquarters. It am ...

's Settle to Carlisle line. The latter station is still open, albeit now simply called Appleby station.

History

Opened by the

, it became part of the

London and North Eastern Railway The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second largest (after LMS) of the " Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. It operated from 1 January 1923 until nationalisation on 1 January 1948. At th ...

during the

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of 1923. Passing to the

Eastern Region of British Railways The Eastern Region was a region of British Railways from 1948, whose operating area could be identified from the dark blue signs and colour schemes that adorned its station and other railway buildings. Together with the North Eastern Region ( ...

nationalisation Nationalization (nationalisation in British English) is the process of transforming privately-owned assets into public assets by bringing them under the public ownership of a national government or state. Nationalization usually refers to pri ...

in 1948, it was then closed by the British Transport Commission.

The site today

The station is fairly intact and is used by a scrap merchant. In 1995, the

Eden Valley Railway Society The Eden Valley Railway (EVR) is a standard gauge heritage railway in Cumbria, England. It runs over a section of the original Eden Valley Railway in a north-westerly direction from the line's base at Warcop station. The line is run by the Eden ...

was formed with the aim of restoring the line and reintroducing a train service. The society, now renamed the

Eden Valley Railway Trust The Eden Valley Railway (EVR) is a standard gauge heritage railway in Cumbria, England. It runs over a section of the Eden Valley Railway, original Eden Valley Railway in a north-westerly direction from the line's base at Warcop railway station, ...

, now operates a heritage service from Warcop station, and is upgrading the track towards Appleby East for public service.

References

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External links

Station on navigable O.S. map. Northerly of the two stations.

Appleby and the Eden Valley Railway
Disused railway stations in Cumbria Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1862 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1962 Appleby-in-Westmorland 1862 establishments in England {{NorthWestEngland-railstation-stub