Brisco railway station

Brisco railway station (NY4313251259) in St Cuthbert Without parish, was situated on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (the West Coast Main Line) between Carlisle and Penrith. It served the rural district of Brisco and Newbiggin Hall, Cumbria, England. The station opened on 17 December 1846, and closed in December 1852.[2]

Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Caledonian Main Line Carlisle Citadel Maryport & Carlisle Rly Tyne Valley Line and Settle–Carlisle line Brisco Wreay Southwaite Calthwaite Plumpton Penrith Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway Clifton Moor Eden Valley Railway Clifton and Lowther Shap Shap Summit 914 ft 278.6 m South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway Tebay Low Gill (2nd) Ingleton branch line Low Gill (1st) Grayrigg (1st) Grayrigg (2nd) Kendal & Windermere Railway Oxenholme Hincaster branch line Milnthorpe Burton and Holme Furness & Midland Jnt Rly Ulverstone & Lancaster Railway Carnforth Bolton-le-Sands Hest Bank Morecambe branch line "Little" North Western Rly Glasson Dock branch line Lancaster Castle Lancaster (Greaves) Lancaster & Preston Junction Railway

Brisco railway station
Location	Brisco, Carlisle England
Coordinates	54.8528°N 2.8872°W
Grid reference	NY431512
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Key dates
17 December 1846	Opened
December 1852	Closed to passengers
1952[1]	Closed to goods

The station

The station had two platforms and a station master's house.[3] The station house remains, the platforms have been demolished. It proved to be unviable and the decision was made to close it in favour of Wreay railway station that was located nearby.[4]

Stations on the line

The next station on the line towards Carlisle was Carlisle and the preceding station was Wreay.

References

Notes

1. Pastscape Retrieved : 2012-09-15
2. Butt 1995, p. 44
3. Old Maps Retrieved : 2012-09-15
4. Visitoruk Retrieved : 2012-09-18

Sources

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory Of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• Old Cumbria Gazetteer