Parton railway station

Parton
Location
Place	Parton
Local authority	Copeland
Grid reference	NX979206
Operations
Station code	PRN
Managed by	Northern Rail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	3,910
2005/06	5,094
2006/07	4,536
2007/08	4,562
2008/09	4,758
2009/10	8,022
2010/11	6,382
2011/12	6,738
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Parton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Parton Railway Station serves the village of Parton in Cumbria, England. The railway station is a stop on the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line 38 miles (61 km) south east of Carlisle, operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services. Immediately north and south of Parton, the line runs almost on the seashore, at the foot of cliffs which require supervision and occasional stabilisation to prevent landslides; sea erosion is also a danger, and 10 m.p.h speed restrictions are in force over much of the section between here and Harrington, which is restricted to a single line. There was a signal box immediately to the north of the station that formerly controlled this section, but this was closed & demolished due to its deteriorating condition in May 2010 (control passing to the adjacent box at Whitehaven Bransty).^[1]

Service

It has generally an hourly service to Carlisle and Whitehaven, with ten services per day continuing south to Barrow-in-Furness and beyond. On Sundays, four trains run each way, to Carlisle and Whitehaven only.

Notes

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Harrington		Northern Rail Cumbrian Coast Line		Whitehaven

Coordinates: 54°34′12″N 3°34′55″W / 54.570°N 3.582°W / 54.570; -3.582