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Port Carlisle is a coastal village in Cumberland, Cumbria, England. It is in the civil parish of Bowness-on-Solway. Its original name was Fisher's Cross, but when it became the terminus of the Carlisle Canal it was renamed Port Carlisle. During the lifetime of the canal it was of considerable importance as the sea outlet for Carlisle, handling both freight and passengers. With the building of the much bigger Silloth docks, the canal was redundant. Some through trade continued via the Port Carlisle Railway, but diminished as the Solway silted up.
The direct passenger service to Carlisle ceased two years later when the railway to Silloth opened and a horse-drawn tram, the "Dandy", was substituted to join the Silloth line at Drumburgh. Freight still travelled on the railway from Port Carlisle, but decreased as the channel silted, and the much better dock facilities at Silloth were used. In 1914 to prevent closure of the line, a steam railmotor called 'Flower of Yarrow' was introduced and this service lasted until the branch was closed in 1932. Port Carlisle Railway Retrieved : 2012-08-01 The village was served by the Port Carlisle railway station.
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