Eskmeals railway station

Eskmeals is a former railway station in the Eskmeals area of the Cumbrian coast, England. It was located on the Cumbrian Coast Line, south of Ravenglass and near to the estuary of the River Esk. It was situated at the southern end of Eskmeals Viaduct.[3] It served a scattered farming community.

Eskmeals
LocationEskmeals, Copeland
England
Coordinates54.3354°N 3.4049°W / 54.3354; -3.4049
Grid referenceSD 087 942
Platforms2[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWhitehaven and Furness Junction Railway
Pre-groupingFurness Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
8 July 1850 (1850-07-08)Opened
3 August 1959Closed[2]
1982-96Demolished

History

The Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway was authorised in 1847 to build a line which would link the town of Whitehaven with the Furness Railway at Broughton-in-Furness.[4] It was opened in stages, and the section between Ravenglass through Eskmeals to Bootle opened either on 19 July 1850[5] or on 8 July 1850.[6] On 28 October 1850 the last section between Bootle and Broughton-in-Furness was formally opened.[5]

The coastal line through Eskmeals survived Beeching and carries a regular all stations service to this day. Eskmeals is the only station between Barrow-in-Furness and Whitehaven shown in the Bradshaw's Guide 1922 which has closed. Passenger services were withdrawn by the British Transport Commission on 3 August 1959.[7] The buildings remained intact until the early 1980s but have since been demolished;[8] the disused and overgrown platforms survive and can be seen from passing trains.

Services

In 1922 five trains in each direction called at Eskmeals, Monday to Saturday. One ran from Millom, calling at all stations to Whitehaven, the other four called at all stations from Carnforth to Whitehaven.

Two all stations trains in each direction between Carnforth and Whitehaven called on Sundays.

References

Notes
  1. Sankey & Norman 1978, p. 41.
  2. Broughton 1996, p. 50.
  3. Davey 1984, p. 38.
  4. Rush 1973, pp. 33–34.
  5. Rush 1973, p. 34.
  6. Butt 1995, p. 39.
  7. Daniels, Gerald David; Dench, Leslie Alan (February 1963) [1962]. Passengers No More 1952–1962. Closures of stations and branch lines (PDF) (2nd ed.). Brighton: GLO. p. 13. OCLC 504319235.
  8. Eskmeals station - 1981 Derwent Railway Society; Retrieved 2 December 2016

Sources
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Ravenglass for Eskdale
Line and station open		   Furness Railway
Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway		   Bootle
Line and station open
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