Kirkby Stephen East is a historic station and steam railway, opened in 1861, and now cared for by volunteers of the Stainmore Railway Company. Explore our site to discover our history and get information about visiting us.
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We are open from Easter - December on Sundays 10am - 4pm with free admission and offer you the chance to experience railway history from Victorian times to the 1950s. Trains operate on special event days and we have some Saturday events including the annual Easter Rally with classic vehicles, 1940's weekend and Railwayana - for more details please check out the events page
2025 sees the bicentenary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) and our line was part of this iconic route. The history of the S&DR in the North East of England has been well documented and celebrated over the years but the history of the Western reaches of the line are not well known. Thanks to funding by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and dedicated work by volunteers we are hosting a three day gala to celebrate 'West-Side Story' over August Bank Holiday. Our dedicated website give more details about the Gala which has free admission, free bus rides to the Northern Viaduct Trust icons of Podgill, Merrygill and Smardalegill viaducts and charges for train rides in historic rolling stock and steam locomotives.
We are home to a number of historic Victorian and other vintage , carriages and wagons plus a range of industrial steam and diesel locomotives. You can explore our station, which was built in 1861 and served the community here for 100 years, visit the 1930s buffet car (when trains are running) for light refreshments and wander around our small museum. We also offer tours of our maintenance shed and workshop which houses a wide range of historic railway locomotives and rolling stock (subject to volunteer availability).
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