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:''This article is about the railway station in Cumbria, England. For other similarly named railway stations see Appleby railway station (disambiguation)''. Appleby railway station is a railway station which serves the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland in Cumbria, England. It is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services. The station is south east of Carlisle on the Settle-Carlisle Line. The station was formerly called Appleby West, the older Appleby East station was nearby on the Eden Valley Railway. The buildings of Appleby East still survive. Well-known railway photographer and enthusiast Bishop Eric Treacy died at Appleby railway station on 13 May 1978 after suffering a heart attack whilst waiting to photograph 9F Evening star, which was due to pass through the station on a rail tour. A plaque located on the down platform commemorates the spot.〔The Settle and Carlisle line ISBN 978-1-85895-263-5〕 ==History== Opened by the Midland Railway at the same time as the line itself in May 1876, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was one of only two stations on the Settle-Carlisle line to remain open (Settle being the other) following the withdrawal of local stopping trains in May 1970. When sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Regional Railways until the privatisation of British Rail. The line through the station is often used as a diversionary route for the West Coast Main Line for both passenger and freight trains. A pre-nationalisation milepost on the southbound platform marks the station's location miles from London (St Pancras) on the Midland Railway route via Leicester, Derby, Sheffield and Leeds. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Appleby railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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