Nethertown railway station
Nethertown  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Nethertown |
| Local authority | Copeland |
| Grid reference | NX985079 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | NRT |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 326 |
| 2005/06 |
 297 |
| 2006/07 |
 420 |
| 2007/08 |
458 |
| 2008/09 |
1,022 |
| 2009/10 |
536 |
| 2010/11 |
450 |
| 2011/12 |
430 |
| 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 Nethertown from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Nethertown Railway Station serves the village of Nethertown in Cumbria, England.
The railway station is a request stop on the Cumbrian Coast Line 39 miles (63 km) north west of Barrow-in-Furness. The station is directly on the coast in a spectacular and remote position overlooking the Irish sea from a small cliff. Pearson's 1992 railway guide is moved to comment, "The tiny halts at Braystones and Nethertown are as remote as anything British Rail has to offer....Nethertown station seems suspended between the cliff face and the sands".[1]
The station was a passing loop until the 1970s, and was particularly busy with passenger traffic in the 1940-50s when it served the large contractor camp at Nethertown housing the workers building the Sellafield Nuclear plant. There was a waiting room, signal box and ticket office. The only facility now is a passenger shelter on the single platform.
It is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services.
Services
Mondays to Saturdays, four trains per day call at the station in each direction, Carlisle northbound and Barrow-in-Furness southbound (if requested to do so). There is no evening or Sunday service.
References
- ↑ Pearson's Railway Rides, The Cumbrian Coast. J M Pearson & Son, Staffs, 1992.
- 100 Years of St Bees, Douglas Sim, 1995. ISBN 0-9526990-0-1
External links
- Train times and station information for Nethertown railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Northern Rail Mondays-Saturdays only |
Coordinates: 54°27′25″N 3°33′58″W / 54.457°N 3.566°W
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