Shap railway station

Shap railway station served the village of Shap, Westmorland (now in Cumbria), England for over 120 years.

Shap
General information
Location	Shap, 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
1 July 1968	Closed
Location Shap Location in present-day Eden, Cumbria Show map of the former Eden District Shap Location in present-day Cumbria, England Show map of Cumbria

Operations

The station was situated on the West Coast Main Line and was opened on 17 December 1846,^[1] 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.^[2] British Railways took over operation on 1 January 1948, but closed the station to passengers on 1 July 1968.^[3]

Shap station was located 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) 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.