Dalston railway station (Cumbria)
Dalston railway station serves the village of Dalston in Cumbria, England. The railway station is on the northern part of the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line 3.7 miles (6 km) south west of Carlisle.
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| Location | Dalston, City of Carlisle England |
| Coordinates | 54.846°N 2.989°W |
| Grid reference | NY366506 |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | DLS |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1844 |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 |  20,262 |
| 2016/17 |  22,180 |
| 2017/18 | 21,556 |
| 2018/19 | 20,122 |
| 2019/20 | 31,940 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
The station is owned by Network Rail and is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services. Like most of the stations on this line is unstaffed, so passengers need to purchase tickets on the train.[1] Step-free access is available to both platforms and train running information is provided by telephone and timetable posters. Digital information screens and a ticket machine are also being installed by Northern in 2019 as part of a rolling station improvement plan in the area.
History
It was opened in 1844[2] by the Maryport and Carlisle Railway, with trains running through to Maryport from the beginning of the following year. It became an unstaffed halt in 1967, but has kept its period stone waiting shelter on the northbound platform, lattice footbridge[3] and main buildings on the opposite side (the latter are in private commercial use). It is also one of the last active freight locations on this route - an oil terminal on the eastern side of the line just south of the station receives regular trainloads of fuel oil from Grangemouth Refinery in Scotland. Two crossovers operated from ground frames located at the station are used for shunting purposes when trains require access to the terminal sidings.
Services
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).[4]
Train operator Northern introduced a regular Sunday 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 late 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.
Notes
- Dalston (Cumbria) station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 5 December 2016
- Dalston Station on Geograph.org Thompson, Nigel; Retrieved 2013-10-17
- Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Dalston Station Retrieved 2013-10-17
- GB eNRT December 2019 Edition, Table 100
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dalston railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Dalston railway station (Cumbria) from National Rail
- Railscot - Photographs of Dalston
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Northern Cumbrian Coast Line | ||||
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Line open, station closed | Maryport and Carlisle Railway | Line open, station closed |
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