Dalton railway station

Dalton National Rail
Location
Place Dalton-in-Furness
Local authority Barrow-in-Furness
Coordinates 54°09′14″N 3°10′44″W / 54.154°N 3.179°W / 54.154; -3.179Coordinates: 54°09′14″N 3°10′44″W / 54.154°N 3.179°W / 54.154; -3.179
Grid reference SD231737
Operations
Station code DLT
Managed by Northern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11 Increase 44,280
2011/12 Decrease 39,748
2012/13 Increase 52,636
2013/14 Decrease 53,786
2014/15 Increase 61,222
History
Original company Furness Railway
Pre-grouping Furness Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
24 August 1846 (1846-08-24) Station opened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dalton from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Dalton railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Dalton-in-Furness in Cumbria, England. It is located on the Furness Line from Barrow-in-Furness to Lancaster.

History

Construction of the Furness Railway was authorised on 23 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 and separated by a wooden fence. The area is now very overgrown and inaccessible to the public.

Facilities and services

The station is operated by Northern. It is unstaffed, with no ticketing facilities - passengers have to purchase their tickets on the train from the conductor or in advance.[5] Digital information screens are provided on each platform, along with an automated P.A system and timetable posters. 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 overbridge at the south end or via paths from adjacent public roads (the latter are step-free).[6]

It receives a roughly hourly service (Mon-Sat) to Lancaster via Ulverston and to Barrow-in-Furness. Some trains continue to Preston and Manchester Airport southbound and to Carlisle via Millom northbound. On Sundays, there is a two-hourly service each way (afternoons & evenings only in winter). There is no Sunday service north of Barrow-in-Furness[7]

Freight Diversionary Line

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 to Dalton) avoids having to go through Barrow station.

References

  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 82 National Rail timetable, May 2016
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