How Mill railway station

How Mill was a railway station which served the village of The How, nearBrampton in Cumbria. The station was closed in 1959, just four years before the Beeching Axe.

How Mill
Location	How Mill, City of Carlisle England
Coordinates	54°54′05″N 2°45′55″W
Grid reference	NY510565
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (Eastern Region)
Key dates
1836	Opened
1959	Closed
Location

The How was on one side of the station, almost a mile away, while the Mill was on the other side. The Mill was a sawmill and a house where the family lived who own the Mill. A level crossing was in place in the early 1940s.

References

External links

Media related to How Mill railway station at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Brampton (Cumbria)		North Eastern Railway Newcastle and Carlisle Railway		Heads Nook