Blencow railway station

Blencow
General information
Location	Eden
History
Original company	Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway (London and North Western Railway/Stockton and Darlington Railway joint)
Pre-grouping	CK&PR (London and North Western Railway/North Eastern Railway joint)
Post-grouping	Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway (London, Midland and Scottish Railway/London and North Eastern Railway joint)
Key dates
2 January 1865	Opened
3 March 1952	Closed
2 July 1956	Reopened
6 March 1972	Closed

Blencow railway station was situated on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway between Penrith and Cockermouth in Cumbria, England. The station served the villages of Blencow (or Blencowe) and Newbiggin. The station opened to passenger traffic on 2 January 1865, and closed on 3 March 1952. It reopened temporarily on 2 July 1956 before closing permanently on 6 March 1972.

Although called Blencow the station was actually situated on the edge of Newbiggin and was over 2 miles (3.2 km) from Blencow. Possible alternative names for the station before it was opened were Newbiggin station and Dacre & Greystoke station The station could not be named Newbiggin as there is another Newbiggin on the Carlisle - Settle Railway a few miles away.

References

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory Of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7.
• British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer. Ian Allan Publishing. 1997 [1958]. ISBN 978-0-7110-0320-0.
• Bairstow, Martin (1995). Railways In The Lake District. ISBN 978-1-871944-11-2.
• https://web.archive.org/web/20061012184033/http://www.ckpr.fsnet.co.uk/BLENCOW.HTM

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Penruddock		Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway		Penrith