Murthwaite Halt railway station

Murthwaite Halt
Location
Place	Eskdale Green
Area	Copeland, Cumbria
Operations
Managed by	R&ER
Owned by	R&ER
Operated by	R&ER
Platforms	1
History
1876	Opened (Standard gauge)
1913	Station closed
1916	Reopened (15 in gauge
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Murthwaite Halt railway station is a small intermediate railway station on the 15" gauge Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway in Cumbria. It is named after the (now ruined) farm that stood in the field opposite the railway. The railway serviced the Murthwaite stone crushing plant, built in the 1920s to crush granite from the quarries further up the railway's valley.^[1] This was in operation from the 1920s until 1953, and between 1929 and 1953 there was a standard gauge branch from Ravenglass to the crushing plant, the rails being gauntletted either side of the 15" gauge ones.

The station is located 2.75 miles (4.43 km) from Ravenglass and 4.25 miles (6.84 km) from Dalegarth.

Accessibility

Due to Murthwaite Halt being on a public footpath, which is not, in any way, suitable for wheelchair users, wheelchair users are not permitted to alight at this halt.

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Miteside Halt		Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway		Irton Road

References

1. Davies, W.J.K. (1981) [1968]. The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-9224-7.

Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
Legend
Cumbrian Coast Line to Barrow-in-Furness Ravenglass(NR) 0 mi Ravenglass Cumbrian Coast Line to Carlisle _ mi Ravenglass Main Street Raven Villa 1 in 48 (down) Barrow Marsh Black Bridge 1 mi _ mi Muncaster Mill Muncaster Mill Farm Crossing Mill Race Mill Wood Bank 1 in 43 (up) _ mi Miteside Halt Miteside Loop 2 mi Katie Caddy Bridge Footpath Crossing Wet Cutting Murthwaite Siding Murthwaite Oak Tree 1 in 43 (up) Murthwaite Quarry _ mi Murthwaite Halt Coronation Street 3 mi Horsefalls Wood Rock Point 1 in 40 (up) Walk Mill Summit 1 in 51 (down) Big Stone Black Bridge (derelict) Tom's Crossing 4 mi _ mi Irton Road Mere Beck Long Yocking Crossing Long Yocking Corner The Chicken Run Eskdale Green Level Crossing _ mi The Green Eskdale Valley Road Hollin How Bank 1 in 43 (up) 5 mi Hollin How Bridge Hollin How Summit Fisherground Incline Fisherground Farm Crossing 1 in 55 (up) Fisherground Loop _ mi Fisherground Halt Ban Garth Incline Spout House Curve 1 in 52 (up) Spout House Bridge Gilbert's Cutting 6 mi Beckfoot Smithy Beckfoot Quarry Big Stone 1 in 67 (up) _ mi Beckfoot Beckfoot Level Crossing Beckfoot Bank 1 in 53 (up) Ghyll Force Junction Boot Beckfoot Summit Dalegarth Cottages Whillan Beck _ mi Dalegarth for Boot Ghyll Force mines

Coordinates: 54°22′52″N 3°21′43″W / 54.381°N 3.362°W