Clifton and Lowther railway station
54°37′06″N 2°42′47″W / 54.618276°N 2.713119°W
Clifton & Lowther | |
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Advanced Passenger Train southbound approaching the site of the station in 1986 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Clifton, Westmorland and Furness England |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Lancaster and Carlisle Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 17 December 1846 | Opened as Clifton |
| 1 February 1887 | Renamed Clifton & Lowther |
| 4 July 1938 | Closed to passengers |
| 1 June 1951 | Closed to freight |
Clifton & Lowther railway station was a station on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (L&CR) south of Penrith, near the village of Clifton. Although it was the original terminus to cross Pennines rail traffic on the Eden Valley Railway, it was rapidly bypassed by a new line and junction. The station, which was on the West Coast Main Line, was treated as a private stop by the Earls of Lonsdale.