 The physical Port Carlisle junction came into use on 29 October 1861 and would have allowed Silloth and Port Carlisle trains to divert to Citadel there and then.Instead, among all the jostling between the big Scottish rivals, the NBR built a station at Port Carlisle Junction, which first appeared in Bradshaw in July 1863.Research is needed on which of Silloth, Port Carlisle and Waverley Route trains called at the new station and whether they terminated or continued to Canal or Citadel, but the station's only vaguely practical purpose appears to be for passengers and parcels from the Silloth and Port Carlisle lines wishing to travel to Citadel and beyond to change to NBR services for the last lap, thereby avoiding hassle and fees, and the reverse in the opposite direction.