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Carlisle railway station, or Carlisle Citadel, is a Grade II* listed [1] railway station serving the cathedral city of Carlisle, Cumbria, England. It is on the West Coast Main Line , 102 miles (164 km) south-east of Glasgow Central and 299 miles (481 km) north north-west of London Euston .
The proprietors decided to take advantage of the technological progress. The Carlisle Canal was reincorporated as the Port Carlisle Railway on 4 August 1853, with powers to convert the canal to a railway. The N&CR Canal terminus had adjoined the canal basin, and the new railway now made an end-on connection with the N&CR line.
The station was opened on 30 December 1844 by the Maryport and Carlisle Railway. It replaced Carlisle Water Street station, which opened a year earlier. The station closed on 17 March 1849 [1] when all of the trains were diverted to Carlisle London Road. [2]
The Maryport & Carlisle Railway (M&CR) was an English railway company formed in 1836 which built and operated a small but eventually highly profitable railway to connect Maryport and Carlisle in Cumberland, England. There were many small collieries in the area and efficient access to the harbour at Maryport was important.
Original company: Port Carlisle Railway Company: Pre-grouping: North British Railway: Post-grouping: London and North Eastern Railway: Key dates; 22 June 1854: Opened to trains from Port Carlisle: 4 September 1856: Trains started running from Silloth: 1 July 1864: Station closed to passengers when trains were diverted to Carlisle Citadel [1] [2
James Russell, The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, in the Railway Magazine, March 1900, gives a full list of original locomotives of the company. Blackmore, John (January 1837). Views on the Newcastle and Carlisle railway. Newcastle on Tyne. Giles, Francis (Civil Engineer) (1830). Second report on the line of railway from Newcastle to Carlisle.
New York Central sold New York State Railways in 1928 to a consortium led by investor E. L. Phillips, who was looking to gain control of the upstate utilities. Phillips sold his stake to Associated Gas & Electric in 1929, and the new owners allowed the railway bonds to default. New York State Railways entered receivership on December 30, 1929. [2]
The Newcastle & Carlisle Railway was absorbed into the North Eastern Railway on 17 July 1862. From 1864, trains ran to Carlisle Citadel station, with Carlisle London Road closed. In 1870, the temporary bridge at Scotswood was removed, and a new iron Scotswood Bridge was built to replace it.