Muncaster Mill railway station

Muncaster Mill railway station is a railway station on the 15 in (381 mm) gauge Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway in Cumbria, England. The station is located 1 mile (1.6 km) from Ravenglass and 6 miles (9.7 km) from Dalegarth, at the point where the A595 coast road crosses the line. It is situated on the bank of the River Mite and adjacent to Muncaster Mill, formerly a watermill but now a private house, from which it takes its name.[1]

Muncaster Mill
Station on heritage railway
Muncaster Mill railway station
LocationMuncaster, Copeland, Cumbria
England
Coordinates54.367°N 3.394°W / 54.367; -3.394
Grid referenceSD095977
Owned byR&ER
Operated byR&ER
Managed byR&ER
Platforms1
Key dates
1876Opened (3 foot gauge)
1913Station closed
1916Reopened (15 in gauge)
Ravenglass &
Eskdale Railway
Cumbrian Coast line
to Barrow-in-Furness
Headshunt
0 mi 0 ch
0 km
Turntable
Workshop
 Ravenglass
0 mi 3 ch
0.06 km
 Ravenglass
Cumbrian Coast line
to Carlisle
Ravenglass Main Street
Engine & carriage sheds
(1 in 48)
Black Bridge
1 mi 0 ch
1.61 km
A595
 Muncaster Mill
1 mi 6 ch
1.73 km
Mill Race
Mill Wood Bank (1 in 43)
 Miteside Halt
1 mi 49 ch
2.6 km
Miteside Loop
1 mi 67 ch
2.96 km
2 mi 0 ch
3.22 km
Katie Caddy Bridge
Wet Cutting
Murthwaite Siding
2 mi 43 ch
4.08 km
Murthwaite Oak Tree (1 in 43)
Murthwaite Quarry
 Murthwaite Halt
2 mi 55 ch
4.33 km
3 mi 0 ch
4.83 km
(1 in 40)
Walk Mill Summit
(1 in 51)
Black Bridge (derelict)
4 mi 0 ch
6.44 km
 Irton Road
4 mi 8 ch
6.6 km
Mere Beck
 The Green
4 mi 59 ch
7.62 km
Eskdale Valley Road
Hollin How Bank (1 in 43)
5 mi 0 ch
8.05 km
Hollin How Bridge
Hollin How Summit
Fisherground Incline
(1 in 55)
Fisherground Loop
5 mi 28 ch
8.61 km
 Fisherground
5 mi 35 ch
8.75 km
Ban Garth Incline
Spout House Curve (1 in 52)
Spout House Bridge
Gilbert's Cutting
6 mi 0 ch
9.66 km
Beckfoot Quarry
(1 in 67)
 Beckfoot
6 mi 30 ch
10.26 km
Beckfoot Bank (1 in 53)
Ghyll Force Junction
 Boot
Beckfoot Summit
 Dalegarth Cottages
Whillan Beck
 Dalegarth for Boot
6 mi 68 ch
11.02 km
Turntable
Ghyll Force mines

There is a shelter and disabled toilet at Muncaster station. There was previously a siding built into the platform surface, for storage of Permanent Way rolling stock and for use by shuttle trains on Gala events. However, the siding has since been disconnected from the main line, although the rails remain embedded in the platform surface. Currently, the company have taken the decision to permanently unstaff the station, as the previous station master retired and was not replaced.

Accessibility

The platform is not long enough to accommodate step-free access to the disabled carriage, which is normally situated towards the Eastern end of the carriage set, on both the Eastbound and Westbound journeys. The railway has taken the decision to permanently unman the railway station, and so tickets must be purchased from the guard on the train for this railway station. Also, this is only a minor station, and therefore is only a request stop. Every intermediate station is a request stop and, during low season, trains are often known to travel straight from one end of the line to the other, without stopping.

  • Muncaster Mill seen from the station
  • The River Mite seen from the station
  • Bridge carrying the A595 across the line

References
  1. "The Railway". The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Preservation Society. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.


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


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