There were two Scotby railway stations situated in the village of

Scotby Scotby is a village in the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. It is separated from Carlisle by the M6 Motorway, and it is close to other dormitory villages in the area, such as Wetheral, Cumwhinton and Aglionby. It is part of the We ...

, two miles outside of

Carlisle Carlisle ( , ; from xcb, Caer Luel) is a city that lies within the Northern English county of Cumbria, south of the Scottish border at the confluence of the rivers Eden, Caldew and Petteril. It is the administrative centre of the City ...

, England. Both have closed.

Newcastle and Carlisle Railway

This

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() was originally built to help accommodate the two

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located in the village. The station was closed in 1959, due to financial problems, some 4 years before the

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Settle-Carlisle Railway

The Settle-Carlisle Railway station () was designed by the

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company architect

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. It was closed in February 1942. Since then, the station yard has been sold for housing, so the former station building and the former

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's house now form part of a row of houses which back onto the railway line, which is still in use.

Stationmasters

*G.W. Fenton 1876 - 1877 *R. Oakes 1877 - 1878 *J. Williams 1878 - 1879 *William Dawson 1879 - 1904 *Joseph Henry Wildgoose 1904 - 1908 (afterwards station master at Attenborough)

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Scotby Station on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
Disused railway stations in Cumbria Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1836 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1959 Former Midland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1876 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1942 John Holloway Sanders railway stations Wetheral {{NorthWestEngland-railstation-stub