Scotch_Dyke_railway_station

Scotch Dyke railway station

Scotch Dyke railway station

Railway station in Carlisle, the UK

Scotch Dyke railway station was a railway station in Cumberland close to the Scots' Dike, the traditional border with Scotland.

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History

The station was opened on 25 October 1861 by the Border Union Railway as 'Scotsdyke' and later renamed 'Scotch Dyke'. It was a two-platform station with a level crossing to its north.

The station closed on 2 May 1949.[1] The line was closed to all traffic by British Railways on 5 January 1969, and dismantled in 1971, see Border Union Railway.

Today (2006) the former station retains its building and platforms. The canopy of the building has a script reading "Speed and comfort by rail".[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 207. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. [2]
    "This was Scotch Dyke Station © Rose and Trev Clough cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 8 November 2022.

55.0417°N 2.9601°W / 55.0417; -2.9601
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