Shap railway station
{{short description|Former railway station in Westmorland, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Shap
| status = Disused
| image =
| borough = Shap, Westmorland and Furness
| country = England
| platforms = 2
| original = Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
| pregroup = London and North Western Railway
| postgroup = London, Midland and Scottish Railway
| years = 17 December 1846
| events = Opened
| years2 = 1 July 1968
| events2 = Closed
| map_type = United Kingdom Eden#Cumbria
| map_caption = Location in present-day Eden, Cumbria##Location in present-day Cumbria, England
| map_label_position =
}}
Shap railway station served the village of Shap, Westmorland (now in Cumbria), England for over 120 years.
Operations
The station was situated on the West Coast Main Line and was opened on 17 December 1846,{{Harvnb|Butt|1995|p=209}} when the section of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway was opened between Oxenholme (for Kendal) and Carlisle.
Shap station passed into the hands of the London and North Western Railway very soon after opening and that company operated it until amalgamation into the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSR) in 1923.{{Harvnb|Awdry|1990|p=89}} British Railways took over operation on 1 January 1948, but closed the station to passengers on 1 July 1968.{{Harvnb|Butt|1995|p=209}}
Shap station was located {{convert|3/4|mi}} south of the centre of the village, with access being provided from the A6 Road. In 1922, five trains for Carlisle called at Shap on weekdays, with a further two local trains to Penrith. A similar service operated southbound.
Notes
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References
- {{Butt-Stations}}
- {{citation|last=Awdry|first=Christopher|title=Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies|year=1990|publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd|isbn=1-85260-049-7}}
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{{rail line
|next={{stnlnk|Clifton and Lowther}}
|previous={{stnlnk|Tebay}}
|route=London and North Western Railway
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
|col={{LNWR colour}} }}
{{S-end}}
{{Closed stations Cumbria}}
Category:Disused railway stations in Cumbria
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1846
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1968
Category:Beeching closures in England