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Dalton railway station

Coordinates: 54°09′15″N 3°10′44″W / 54.1542260°N 3.1788365°W / 54.1542260; -3.1788365
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Dalton
National Rail
General information
LocationDalton-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness
England
Coordinates54°09′15″N 3°10′44″W / 54.1542260°N 3.1788365°W / 54.1542260; -3.1788365
Grid referenceSD231737
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeDLT
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyFurness Railway
Pre-groupingFurness Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
24 August 1846 (1846-08-24)Opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 64,192
2019/20Increase 77,968
2020/21Decrease 25,286
2021/22Increase 76,932
2022/23Decrease 68,796
Location
Dalton is located in the former Borough of Barrow-in-Furness
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton is located in Cumbria
Dalton
Dalton
Location in Cumbria, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Dalton is a railway station on the Furness Line, which serves the town of Dalton-in-Furness in Cumbria, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

History

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Construction of the Furness Railway was authorised in 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, from which it is separated by a wooden fence. The area is now very overgrown and inaccessible to the public.

Facilities

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The station is unstaffed, with a card-only ticket machine on the southbound side; passengers have to obtain a promise-to-pay notice to pay by cash on board the train.[5] Digital signs and timetable posters are provided on each platform for train running information purposes. The station buildings are no longer in rail use, though shelters are located on each side. Access to the platforms is either via steps from the over bridge at the south end or via paths from adjacent public roads (the latter are step-free).[6]

Services

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Northern Trains
Route 6
Cumbrian Coast, Furness
& Windermere lines
Carlisle
Dalston
Wigton
Aspatria
Maryport
Flimby
Workington
Harrington
Parton
Whitehaven
Corkickle
St Bees
Nethertown
Braystones
Sellafield
Seascale
Drigg
Ravenglass
Heritage railway
Bootle
Silecroft
Millom
Green Road
Foxfield
Kirkby-in-Furness
Askam
Barrow-in-Furness
Roose
Dalton
Ulverston
Cark & Cartmel
Kents Bank
Grange-over-Sands
Arnside
Silverdale
Carnforth
Windermere
Staveley
Burneside
Kendal
Oxenholme Lake District
Lancaster
Preston
Chorley
Bolton
Deansgate
Manchester Metrolink
Manchester Oxford Road
Manchester Piccadilly
Manchester Metrolink
Manchester Airport
Manchester Metrolink Airport interchange
Braystones & Nethertown
are request stops.

It receives a roughly hourly service (Mon-Sat) to Lancaster via Ulverston and to Barrow-in-Furness. Most trains continue to Preston and Manchester Airport southbound and some continue to Carlisle via Millom northbound. On Sundays, there is also an hourly service each way, with a few through trains and from Carlisle since the summer 2018 timetable change[7]

Freight diversionary line

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Freight trains for the Cumbrian Coast line (most notably nuclear reprocessing traffic) leave the line about a kilometre west of Dalton and take the direct line northwards to Askam. This route (the original 1846 line from Kirkby-in-Furness and Barrow to Dalton) avoids having to go through Barrow station.

References

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  1. ^ Rush, Robert W. (1973). The Furness Railway 1843-1923. The Oakwood Library of Railway History. Lingfield: Oakwood Press. p. 19. OL35.
  2. ^ Rush 1973, pp. 20, 21
  3. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 76. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  4. ^ Rush 1973, pp. 21, 24
  5. ^ Dalton (Cumbria) Station Details Northern; retrieved 25 November 2016
  6. ^ NRE - Dalton Station Details National Rail Enquiries; retrieved 25 November 2016
  7. ^ Table 100 National Rail timetable, May 2023
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Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Roose   Northern Trains
Furness Line
  Ulverston
  Historical railways  
Furness Abbey   Furness Railway   Lindal