Parton railway station

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Parton
Location in Copeland, Cumbria
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Parton
Location in Cumbria, England
Parton
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General information
Location Parton, Cumberland
England
Coordinates 54°34′14″N3°34′50″W / 54.5705144°N 3.5806556°W / 54.5705144; -3.5806556
Grid reference NX979206
Owned by Network Rail
Managed by Northern Trains
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codePRN
Classification DfT category F2
History
Original company Whitehaven Junction Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
19 March 1847Opened
Passengers
2019/20Increase2.svg 9,134
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Parton railway station is a railway station serving the village of Parton in Cumbria, England. It is on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

Contents

Immediately north and south of Parton, the line runs almost on the seashore, at the foot of cliffs which require supervision and occasional stabilisation to prevent landslides. Sea erosion is also a danger, [1] and 15 m.p.h speed restrictions are in force over much of the section between here and Harrington, which is restricted to a single line.

There was a signal box immediately to the north of the station that formerly controlled this section, but this was closed and demolished due to its deteriorating condition in May 2010 (control passing to the adjacent box at Whitehaven Bransty). [2]

Facilities

There are no permanent buildings here other than brick shelters on each platform. [3] The station is not staffed and anyone wishing to travel must buy their ticket on the train or in advance, as no ticket machine is available. Train running information is provided by telephone, digital CIS screens and timetable posters. No step-free access is available to either platform. [4]

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.

There is generally an hourly service northbound to Carlisle and southbound to Whitehaven with most trains going onward to Barrow-in-Furness (no late evening service operates south of Whitehaven). [5] A few through trains operate to/from Lancaster via the Furness Line.

Train operator Northern introduced a regular through service to Barrow via the coast at the May 2018 timetable change, the first such service south of Whitehaven for more than 40 years. Services run approximately hourly from mid-morning until early evening, with later trains terminating at Whitehaven. This represents a major upgrade on the former infrequent service of four per day each way to/from Whitehaven only that previously operated.

References

  1. "The railway lines alarmingly close to the sea" Higham, Nick BBC News article 4 February 2015; Retrieved 5 December 2016
  2. Network Rail Document Resource Library - Parton Signal Box Abolition Notices 2009 Network Rail website; Retrieved 2010-12-30
  3. Parton railway station, Cumbria Thompson, Nigel Geograph.org; Retrieved 5 December 2016
  4. Parton Station Information Northern website; Retrieved 5 December 2016
  5. GB eNRT December 2019 Edition, Table 100
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Harrington   Northern Trains
Cumbrian Coast Line
  Whitehaven
  Historical railways  
Harrington   London and North Western Railway
Whitehaven Junction Railway
  Whitehaven