High Harrington railway station
| High Harrington | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Harrington, Cumbria |
| Area | Allerdale |
| Coordinates | 54°36′54″N 3°33′03″W / 54.6149°N 3.5508°WCoordinates: 54°36′54″N 3°33′03″W / 54.6149°N 3.5508°W |
| Grid reference | NX999255 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Cleator and Workington Junction Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 October 1879 | Opened |
| 13 April 1931 | Closed |
| 1 July 1963 | Closed completely |
| 16 September 1963 | Line through the station closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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High Harrington railway station was opened by the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway (C&WJR) in 1879. It was situated half a mile south of Harrington Junction on the company's main line. and served what was then the eastern extremity of Harrington in Cumbria, England. The station is not to be confused with the current Harrington station a kilometre away on the coastal line.
The line was one of the fruits of the rapid industrialisation of West Cumberland in the second half of the nineteenth century, specifically being born as a reaction to oligopolistic behaviour by the London and North Western and Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railways. The station was on the line from Moor Row to Workington Central. Both line and station opened to passengers on 1 October 1879.
All lines in the area were primarily aimed at mineral traffic, notably iron ore, coal and limestone, none more so than the new line to Workington, which earned the local name "The Track of the Ironmasters". General goods and passenger services were provided, but were very small beer compared with mineral traffic.
The founding Act of Parliament of June 1878 confirmed the company's agreement with the Furness Railway that the latter would operate the line for one third of the receipts.
Passenger trains consisted of antiquated Furness stock hauled largely by elderly Furness engines referred to as "rolling ruins" by one author after a footplate ride in 1949.
No Sunday passenger service was ever provided on the line.
The initial passenger service in 1879 consisted of
In 1880 the extension northwards to Siddick Junction was opened. The service was extended to run to and from Siddick and an extra train was added, with
By 1922 the service reached its high water mark, with:
There was one fewer Down train, as the 09:50 Up was provided to give a connection at Siddick with a fast MCR train to Carlisle with connections beyond.
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