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Kirkby Thore railway station was a railway station situated on the Eden Valley Railway between Penrith and Kirkby Stephen East .. railway station. railway station. Eden Valley Railway. Eden Valley Railway. Penrith. Penrith railway station. Kirkby Stephen East. Kirkby Stephen East railway station. Kirkby Thore. Kirkby Thore. It served the village of Kirkby Thore .. Kirkby Thore. Kirkby Thore. The station opened to passenger traffic on 9 June 1862 , and closed on 7 December 1953 .. The track has been dismantled and the A66 road now uses the route of the railway at this point .. A66 road. A66 road. The former A66 route past the station is now a haulage yard .. haulage. Truck. Although the village is also close to the Settle-Carlisle Railway , and there is an active private siding and goods yard , there has never been a passenger station on that line at this point .. Settle-Carlisle Railway. Settle-Carlisle Railway. siding. Rail siding