Ravenglass railway station

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Ravenglass
Ravenglass for Eskdale
Location
Place	Ravenglass
Local authority	Copeland
Operations
Station code	RAV
Managed by	Northern Rail & R&ER
Platforms in use	5
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	16,644
2005/06 *	19,346
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ravenglass from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Ravenglass railway station is a railway station serving the village of Ravenglass in Cumbria, England. It is a stop on the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line and the terminus of the Ravenglass and Eskdale heritage railway. The two parts of the station are separated by the station's car park. Its National Rail station is operated by Northern Rail, who provide all passenger train services, whilst the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway run its own platforms and services. The national rail station was previously known as Ravenglass for Eskdale.

[edit] National Rail Station

This station has two platforms, one serving trains travelling towards Barrow-in-Furness and one for trains travelling towards Carlisle. There are no passenger services at this part of the station on Sundays. Through tickets from trains on the Cumbria Coast Line are available to the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway.

[edit] Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Station

The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, also known as La'al Ratty from Cumbrian dialect, is a heritage railway, providing journeys on a narrow-gauge railway up the scenic Eskdale valley. Ravenglass station is the line's primary station and is the base of operations, with fully equipped workshops, motive power depot, carriage shed, paint shop and signal box. For passengers, there is a museum, café, gift shop and ticket office. The station has a turntable and three platforms, however only platforms 1 and 3 see regular use.

The station opened in 1875 and has closed and reopened to passengers as the companies have. It has had many changes in layout and design, and is currently at its largest size that it has ever been

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Ravenglass railway station from National Rail
• Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Drigg		Northern Rail Cumbrian Coast Line Mondays-Saturdays only		Bootle
	Heritage railways
Terminus		Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway		Muncaster Mill

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