Heritage railway stations · North East England
Smardale railway station
In or near Sandford.
Smardale railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Roger Templeman — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kirkby Stephen · 2.6 km
- Free entry
About
Smardale railway station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Smardale railway station was a minor station on the South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway between Tebay and Kirkby Stephen East. It served the villages of Smardale and Waitby. The station opened to passenger traffic on 8 August 1861, and closed on 1 December 1952.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
At the time of its opening in 1861 the only habitation in the village of Smardale was Smardale Hall. The station consisted of a single platform on the south side of the line, and stone built station buildings as well as two goods sidings. A signal box was added in the 1890s. During the First World War from 20 September 1915 the station closed being used as a halt but unstaffed. It reopened in 1919. The signal box was removed in the 1920s, and the station closed in 1952. In 2002 the preservation society Stainmore Railway Company (at Kirkby Stephen East) recovered two wagons which had derailed near the station and been left undisturbed for half a century. As of 2013 the Stationmaster's house…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.4687, -2.4018
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Waitby
- Postcode
- CA17 4HG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Nearest railway station
- Kirkby Stephen — 2.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7543767 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Smardale railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Smardale railway station?
- Smardale railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CA17 4HG), in the parish of Waitby.
- What is Smardale railway station?
- Smardale railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Smardale railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Kirkby Stephen, about 2.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode CA17 4HG.
- Is Smardale railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Smardale railway station is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Smardale railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Smardale railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Smardale railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Kirkby Stephen, about 2.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CA17 4HG.