Beckermet railway station
Beckermet railway station is a disused rail station located in the village of Beckermet in Cumbria.
Beckermet | |
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Beckermet railway station, 1961 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Beckermet, Cumbria, Copeland England |
| Coordinates | 54.4450°N 3.5198°W |
| Grid reference | NY015065 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | LNWR & FR Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
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| 2 August 1869 | Opened |
| 7 January 1935 | Closed to passengers |
| 11 March 1940 | Reopened to workmen's trains |
| 8 April 1940 | Closed |
| 6 May 1946 | Reopened |
| 16 June 1947 | Closed |
| 1953 | Reopened for workmen's trains to Sellafield |
| 6 September 1965 | Workmen's trains ended |
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Tracks were laid southwards from Whitehaven and Moor Row as far as Egremont by the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway, opening to passengers on 1 July 1857.
By the 1860s, the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway company sought to extend southwards from Egremont to meet the coastal line at Sellafield, aiming for Millom, Barrow-in-Furness and beyond. The Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway company opposed this, so the two companies came to an accommodation and built the Egremont to Sellafield extension as a joint line. Beckermet was the sole intermediate passenger station on the extension.
The station was on the western edge of the village in Cumbria, England.