Like virtually all the other stations the length of the

Settle and Carlisle route Armathwaite was closed in 1970 as part of BR's managed rundown of the entire route. However, the line was reprieved and now flourishes with stations such as this reopened in 1986. The waiting room on the southbound platform looks well maintained enhanced by the bunting draped between the lamp standards. The main building on the down platform is now a private residence.