Appleby railway station (Cumbria)
Appleby 
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| Location | |
| Place | Appleby-in-Westmorland |
| Local authority | Eden |
| Grid reference | NY686206 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | APP |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 68,884 |
| 2012/13 |
60,992 |
| 2013/14 |
 62,600 |
| – Interchange |
2 |
| 2014/15 |
57,078 |
| – Interchange |
3 |
| 2015/16 |
53,036 |
| – Interchange |
2 |
| History | |
| 1 May 1876 | Station opens as Appleby |
| 1 September 1952 | Renamed Appleby West |
| 6 May 1968 | Renamed Appleby |
| Listed status | |
| Listed feature | Appleby Station, Main Building |
| Listing grade | Grade II listed |
| Entry number | 1311476 |
| Added to list | 14 May 1990 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Appleby from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Appleby railway station is a Grade II listedrailway station which serves the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland in Cumbria, England. It is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services. The station is 30 1⁄2 miles (49.1 km) south east of Carlisle on the Settle-Carlisle Line.
The station was formerly called Appleby West, the older Appleby East station was nearby on the Eden Valley Railway. The buildings of Appleby East still survive.
Well-known railway photographer and enthusiast Bishop Eric Treacy died at Appleby railway station on 13 May 1978 after suffering a heart attack whilst waiting to photograph Evening Star, which was due to pass through the station on a rail tour. A plaque located on the down platform commemorates the spot.
The station was designed by the Midland Railway company architect John Holloway Sanders. Opened by the Midland Railway at the same time as the line itself in May 1876, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was one of only two stations on the Settle-Carlisle line to remain open (Settle being the other) following the withdrawal of local stopping trains in May 1970.
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