Kirkby Stephen East railway station [KSE] was situated on the South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway between Barnard Castle and Tebay. It served the town of Kirkby Stephen in England. The station opened to passenger traffic on 8 August 1861 and closed on 22 January 1962. The station had an extensive goods yard, which is now occupied by a Caravan Park. Also on the site was an engine shed, carriage shed and turntable. Following the closure of the station in 1962, it was converted into a Bobbin Mill. The Bobbin Factory closed in 1992 and it remained empty until 1997.