Dalton railway station

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Dalton
Location in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
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Dalton
Location in Cumbria, England
Dalton
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General information
Location Dalton-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness
England
Coordinates 54°09′15″N3°10′44″W / 54.1542260°N 3.1788365°W / 54.1542260; -3.1788365
Grid reference SD231737
Owned by Network Rail
Managed by Northern Trains
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeDLT
Classification DfT category F2
History
Original company Furness Railway
Pre-grouping Furness Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
24 August 1846 (1846-08-24)Opened
Passengers
2019/20Increase2.svg 77,968
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Dalton is a railway station on the Furness Line, which serves the town of Dalton-in-Furness in Cumbria, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

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History

Construction of the Furness Railway was authorised in May 1844. [1] It was opened in stages: the line between Dalton and Barrow was in use (on an unofficial basis) by 3 June 1846, as was the line between Salthouse Junction and Piel. A line between Dalton and Kirkby was opened on 12 August 1846, when the earlier sections were officially opened. [2] Dalton station was opened to passengers on 24 August 1846. [3] An eastward extension from Dalton to Ulverston was authorised on 27 July 1846; it did not open until April 1854. [4]

The station once had three platforms; however, only two are in use today. The disused one is adjacent to the Barrow-bound platform, from which it is separated by a wooden fence. The area is now very overgrown and inaccessible to the public.

Facilities

The station is unstaffed, with a card-only ticket machine on the southbound side; passengers have to obtain a promise-to-pay notice to pay by cash on board the train. [5] Digital signs and timetable posters are provided on each platform for train running information purposes. The station buildings are no longer in rail use, though shelters are located on each side. Access to the platforms is either via steps from the over bridge at the south end or via paths from adjacent public roads (the latter are step-free). [6]

Services

Northern Trains
Route 6
Cumbrian Coast, Furness
& Windermere lines
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Carlisle
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Dalston
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Wigton
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Aspatria
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Maryport
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Flimby
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Workington
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Harrington
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Parton
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Whitehaven
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Corkickle
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St Bees
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Nethertown
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Braystones
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Sellafield
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Seascale
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Drigg
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Ravenglass
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Bootle
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Silecroft
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Millom
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Green Road
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Foxfield
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Kirkby-in-Furness
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Askam
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Barrow-in-Furness
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Roose
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Dalton
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Ulverston
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Cark & Cartmel
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Kents Bank
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Grange-over-Sands
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Arnside
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Silverdale
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Carnforth
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Windermere
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Staveley
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Burneside
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Kendal
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Oxenholme Lake District
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Lancaster
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Preston
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Chorley
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Bolton
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Deansgate
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Manchester Oxford Road
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Manchester Piccadilly
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Manchester Airport
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Braystones & Nethertown
are request stops.

It receives a roughly hourly service (Mon-Sat) to Lancaster via Ulverston and to Barrow-in-Furness. Most trains continue to Preston and Manchester Airport southbound and some continue to Carlisle via Millom northbound. On Sundays, there is also an hourly service each way, with a few through trains and from Carlisle since the summer 2018 timetable change. [7]

Freight diversionary line

Freight trains for the Cumbrian Coast line (most notably nuclear reprocessing traffic) leave the line about a kilometre west of Dalton and take the direct line northwards to Askam. This route (the original 1846 line from Kirkby-in-Furness and Barrow to Dalton) avoids having to go through Barrow station.

References

  1. Rush, Robert W. (1973). The Furness Railway 1843-1923. The Oakwood Library of Railway History. Lingfield: Oakwood Press. p. 19. OL35.
  2. Rush 1973 , pp. 20, 21
  3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 76. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  4. Rush 1973 , pp. 21, 24
  5. Dalton (Cumbria) Station Details Northern; retrieved 25 November 2016
  6. NRE - Dalton Station Details National Rail Enquiries; retrieved 25 November 2016
  7. Table 100 National Rail timetable, May 2023
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