Eskmeals railway station

Disused railway station in Cumbria, England

54°20′07″N 3°24′18″W / 54.3354°N 3.4049°W / 54.3354; -3.4049Grid referenceSD 087 942Platforms2[1][2]Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyWhitehaven and Furness Junction RailwayPre-groupingFurness RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates8 July 1850 (1850-07-08)Opened3 August 1959Closed[3]1982-96Demolished

Eskmeals is a former railway station in the Eskmeals area of the Cumbrian coast, England. It was located on the Cumbrian Coast Line, south of Ravenglass and near to the estuary of the River Esk. It was situated at the southern end of Eskmeals Viaduct.[4] It served a scattered farming community.

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History

The Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway was authorised in 1847 to build a line which would link the town of Whitehaven with the Furness Railway at Broughton-in-Furness.[5] It was opened in stages, and the section between Ravenglass through Eskmeals to Bootle opened either on 19 July 1850[6] or on 8 July 1850.[7] On 28 October 1850 the last section between Bootle and Broughton-in-Furness was formally opened.[6]

The coastal line through Eskmeals survived Beeching and carries a regular all stations service to this day. Eskmeals is the only station between Barrow-in-Furness and Whitehaven shown in the Bradshaw's Guide 1922 which has closed. Passenger services were withdrawn by the British Transport Commission on 3 August 1959.[8] The buildings remained intact until the early 1980s but have since been demolished;[9] the disused and overgrown platforms survive and can be seen from passing trains.

Services

In 1922 five trains in each direction called at Eskmeals, Monday to Saturday. One ran from Millom, calling at all stations to Whitehaven, the other four called at all stations from Carnforth to Whitehaven.

Two all stations trains in each direction between Carnforth and Whitehaven called on Sundays.

References

Notes

  1. ^ Sankey & Norman 1978, p. 41.
  2. ^ Norman 2001, p. 58.
  3. ^ Broughton 1996, p. 50.
  4. ^ Davey 1984, p. 38.
  5. ^ Rush 1973, pp. 33–34.
  6. ^ a b Rush 1973, p. 34.
  7. ^ Butt 1995, p. 39.
  8. ^ Daniels, Gerald David; Dench, Leslie Alan (February 1963) [1962]. Passengers No More 1952–1962. Closures of stations and branch lines (PDF) (2nd ed.). Brighton: GLO. p. 13. OCLC 504319235.
  9. ^ Eskmeals station - 1981 Derwent Railway Society; Retrieved 2 December 2016

Sources

  • Bradshaw, George (1985) [July 1922]. Bradshaw's General Railway and Steam Navigation guide for Great Britain and Ireland: A reprint of the July 1922 issue. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-8708-5. OCLC 12500436.
  • Broughton, John R. (1996). Past and Present Special: The Furness Railway. Wadenhoe: Past and Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85895-126-3.
  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Davey, C.R. (1984). Reflections of the Furness Railway. Barrow in Furness: Lakeland Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-9509926-0-0.
  • Norman, K.J. (2001) [1994]. The Furness Railway Volume 1:The Line Described. Kettering: Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85-794145-6.
  • Rush, Robert W. (1973). The Furness Railway 1843-1923. The Oakwood Library of Railway History. Lingfield: Oakwood Press. OCLC 636546521. OL35.
  • Sankey, Raymond; Norman, K.J. (1978). Furness Railway: A Photographic Collection. Clapham (via Lancaster): Dalesman Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 978-0-85206-424-5.

External links

  • "The station on an overlain Edwardian OS 6" Map". National Library of Scotland.
  • "The station on a 1948 OS Map". npe maps.
  • "The station and line on overlain maps". Rail Map Online.
  • "The station, line and mileages". Railway Codes.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Ravenglass for Eskdale
Line and station open 		  Furness Railway
Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway 		  Bootle
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