The station opened on 28 April 1847 and closed on 18 April 1966. The last train was the 20:19 DMU from Keswick to Workington Main on Saturday 16 April.[7]
Afterlife
In 2013 remains of the station and the junction to Papcastle station were still visible by the A66 road before the Great Broughton junction; most of the trackbed now forms part of the A66.
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