Dalston railway station
Dalston  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Dalston |
| Local authority | Carlisle |
| Coordinates | 54°50′46″N 2°59′20″W / 54.846°N 2.989°WCoordinates: 54°50′46″N 2°59′20″W / 54.846°N 2.989°W |
| Grid reference | NY366506 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | DLS |
| Managed by | Northern Rail. |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 17,101 |
| 2005/06 |
 18,278 |
| 2006/07 |
21,486 |
| 2007/08 |
26,943 |
| 2008/09 |
 25,160 |
| 2009/10 |
20,512 |
| 2010/11 |
24,824 |
| History | |
| Opened 1844 | |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dalston from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Dalston railway station serves the town of Dalston in Cumbria, England. The railway station is a request stop on the northern part of the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line 3.7 miles (6 km) south west of Carlisle.
It is operated by Northern Rail, who provide all passenger train services and like most of the stations on this line is unstaffed, so passengers need to purchase tickets on the train.
History
It was opened in 1844[1] 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[2] and main buildings on the opposite side (the latter are privately owned though). 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 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 onwards to Barrow-in-Furness (no evening service operates south of Whitehaven).[3] On Sundays there are now four trains each way to Carlisle and Whitehaven only.
Notes
- ↑ Dalston Station on Geograph.orgThompson, Nigel; Retrieved 2013-10-17
- ↑ Old Cumbria Gazeteer - Dalston StationRetrieved 2013-10-17
- ↑ GB National Rail Timetable December 2013-May 2014, Table 100
External links
- Train times and station information for Dalston railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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Line open, station closed |
Maryport and Carlisle Railway | Line open, station closed |
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