High Blaithwaite railway station

High Blaithwaite
High Blaithwaite
General information
Location	High Blaithwaite, near Wigton, Allerdale; England
Coordinates	54°47′14″N 3°12′26″W / 54.7872°N 3.2073°W
Grid reference	NY224442
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Maryport and Carlisle Railway
Key dates
1866	Line opened through the future station site
by November 1878	Station opened for passenger traffic
1 August 1921	Closed completely

Maryport and
Carlisle Railway

Legend

West Coast Main Line

to Glasgow and Edinburgh

to London

Crofton

private station

Wigton

Brookfield

Aikbank Junction

Leegate

Solway Junction Rly

(closed 1852)

Cumbrian Coast line

Dearham

Linefoot

Linefoot Junction

Cleator and Workington

Brigham

Cockermouth and

Workington Railway

High Blaithwaite railway station was in the former county of Cumberland, now Cumbria, England. It was a stop on the Bolton Loop (sometimes referred to as the "Mealsgate Loop") of the Maryport and Carlisle Railway.^[7]^[8]

The station served the hamlet of the same name.

^ Robinson 2002, p. 30.
^ Hunter 2021, p. 468.
^ Colman 1982, p. 10.
^ Robinson 2002, p. 29.
^ Robinson 1995, p. 184.
^ Quick 2009, p. 212.
^ Jowett 1989, Map 36.
^ The Bolton Loop, via Cumbrian Railways Association

[FOOTNOTERobinson200230-1] Robinson 2002, p. 30.

[FOOTNOTEHunter2021468-2] Hunter 2021, p. 468.

[FOOTNOTEColman198210-3] Colman 1982, p. 10.

[FOOTNOTERobinson200229-4] Robinson 2002, p. 29.

[FOOTNOTERobinson1995184-5] Robinson 1995, p. 184.

[FOOTNOTEQuick2009212-6] Quick 2009, p. 212.

[FOOTNOTEJowett1989Map_36-7] Jowett 1989, Map 36.

[8] The Bolton Loop, via Cumbrian Railways Association

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High Blaithwaite railway station

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