Long Marton railway station was a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

which served the village of

Long Marton Long Marton is a village and civil parish in the Eden District of the English county of Cumbria. In 2011 the population was 827. The village previously had a railway station called Long Marton railway station which closed in 1970. Within the p ...

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 ...

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. Situated on the Settle-Carlisle Line, it was located south of

Carlisle Carlisle ( , ; from xcb, Caer Luel) is a city that lies within the Northern England, Northern English county of Cumbria, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, Scottish border at the confluence of the rivers River Eden, Cumbria, Eden, River C ...

History

The station was designed by 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 ...

company architect

John Holloway Sanders John Holloway Sanders FRIBA (1825 – 16 October 1884) was an architect based in England and chief architect of the Midland Railway until 1884. His date of appointment as Chief Architect to the Midland Railway is not known, but he is recorded as ...

and was opened along with the line in 1876 and closed on 4 May 1970, when the local passenger service over the line was withdrawn. The main station buildings were located on the eastern, southbound, platform and were sold and converted into a private residence after closure. They currently remain in use as holiday accommodation. Both platforms have been demolished and removed.

Stationmasters

*J. Moorcroft 1876 - 1900 *William Hinman 1900 - ca. 1914 *T. Proctor from 1920 - ???? *Richard W. Powell 1931 - 1936 (formerly station master at Lazonby, also station master at Ormside and Appleby) *George Graham Hodgson 1936 - 1953 *Mr. Harper ca. 1958

Notes

References

*Binns, D. (1982), ''The Scenic Settle & Carlisle Railway'', Wyvern Publications, Skipton. *Houghton, F.W. & Foster W.H. (1965 Second Ed) ''The Story Of The Settle - Carlisle Line'', Advertiser Press Ltd, Huddersfield. Disused railway stations in Cumbria Former Midland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1876 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1970 Beeching closures in England John Holloway Sanders railway stations Long Marton {{NorthWestEngland-railstation-stub