Floriston railway station

Former railway station in Cumbria, England

Floriston is located in the former City of Carlisle district
Floriston
Floriston
Location in the present-day City of Carlisle district, Cumbria
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Floriston is located in Cumbria
Floriston
Floriston
Location in present-day Cumbria, England
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Floriston railway station was a station which served the rural area around Floristonrigg, Rockcliffe Parish, south of Gretna in the English county of Cumberland (now part of Cumbria). It was served by local trains on what is now known as the West Coast Main Line. The nearest station for Floriston is now at Carlisle.

History

Opened by the Caledonian Railway,[1] it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923 and was then closed by British Railways in 1950.

The station had a few sidings, a signal box on the other side of the level crossing from the platforms, pedestrian overbridge, stationmaster's house, ticket office and a waiting room. The line was double track here, however it is now a triple track section built on the site of one of the platforms, a siding, etc. Floriston was in the vicinity of the bridge over the River Esk.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Rockcliffe
Line open; Station closed 		  Caledonian Railway
Main Line
   Gretna (Caledonian)
Line open; Station closed

The site today

Trains pass at speed on the electrified West Coast Main Line. The station platforms and all other buildings have been demolished, the pedestrian overbridge has also been removed, however the level crossing is still present.

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Caledonian Railway main line
Legend
Carstairs to Carlisle
Up arrow
Caledonian Railway main line
to Greenhill Junction
Carstairs
Strawfrank Junction
 Thankerton
Symington
(2nd station)
Symington
(1st station)
 Lamington
Abington
Crawford
Elvanfoot
Beattock Summit
(Private halt)
 Auchencastle
Moffat
Beattock
Wamphray
Dinwoodie
Nethercleugh
Lockerbie
Ecclefechan
Kirtlebridge
Kirkpatrick
Gretna Junction
 Gretna│Gretna (BUR)
Longtown
Floriston
Rockcliffe
Willowholme Jn│Port Carlisle Branch Jn
Caldew Junctions
 Carlisle Citadel
Citadel South Junctions
London Road Junction
Petteril Bridge Junction

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Butt (1995), page 97

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.

External links

  • Rail Brit Archived 2 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  • Floriston Level Crossing
  • Cumbrian Railways Association


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