Dalton railway station
Dalton  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Dalton-in-Furness |
| Local authority | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Coordinates | 54°09′14″N 3°10′44″W / 54.154°N 3.179°WCoordinates: 54°09′14″N 3°10′44″W / 54.154°N 3.179°W |
| Grid reference | SD231737 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | DLT |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 27,042 |
| 2005/06 |
 27,570 |
| 2006/07 |
 20,314 |
| 2007/08 |
32,326 |
| 2008/09 |
36,312 |
| 2009/10 |
38,492 |
| 2010/11 |
44,280 |
| 2011/12 |
39,748 |
| 2012/13 |
52,636 |
| 2013/14 |
53,786 |
| 2014/15 |
61,222 |
| History | |
| Original company | Furness Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Furness Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 24 August 1846 | Station opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dalton from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Dalton railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Dalton-in-Furness in Cumbria, England. It is located on the Furness Line from Barrow-in-Furness to Lancaster.
History
Construction of the Furness Railway was authorised on 23 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 and separated by a wooden fence. The area is now very overgrown and inaccessible to the public.
Current services
The station is operated by Northern.
It receives a roughly hourly service (Mon-Sat) to Lancaster via Ulverston and to Barrow-in-Furness. Some trains continue to Preston and Manchester Airport southbound and to Carlisle via Millom northbound. On Sundays, there is a two-hourly service each way (afternoons & evenings only in winter).[5]
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 loop northwards to connect to Askham station direct. This avoids having to go through Barrow-In-Furness station.
References
- ↑ Rush, Robert W. (1973). The Furness Railway 1843-1923. The Oakwood Library of Railway History. Lingfield: Oakwood Press. p. 19. OL35.
- ↑ Rush 1973, pp. 20, 21
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 76. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ↑ Rush 1973, pp. 21, 24
- ↑ GB eNRT 2015-16 Edition, Table 82 (Network Rail)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dalton railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Dalton railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| First TransPennine Express | ||||
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| Historical railways | ||||
| Furness Abbey Line open, station closed |
Furness Railway | Lindal Line open, station closed | ||
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