Eskmeals railway station
| Eskmeals | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Eskmeals |
| Area | Copeland |
| Coordinates | 54°20′07″N 3°24′18″W / 54.3354°N 3.4049°WCoordinates: 54°20′07″N 3°24′18″W / 54.3354°N 3.4049°W |
| Grid reference | SD 087 942 |
| Operations | |
| Line | Cumbrian Coast Line |
| Original company | Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Furness Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 2[1] |
| History | |
| 8 July 1850 | Opened |
| 3 August 1959 | Closed[2] |
| 1982-96 | Demolished |
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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.
Context
Eskmeals Railway Station was situated at the southern end of Eskmeals Viaduct. It served a scattered farming community.
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.[3] It was opened in stages, and the section between Ravenglass through Eskmeals to Bootle opened either on 19 July 1850[4] or on 8 July 1850.[5] On 28 October 1850 the last section between Bootle and Broughton-in-Furness was formally opened.[4]
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 Passenger services were withdrawn by the British Transport Commission on 3 August 1959.[6] The buildings remained intact until the early 1980s but have since been demolished;[7] the disused and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
- ↑ Sankey & Norman 1977, p. 41.
- ↑ Broughton 1996, p. 50.
- ↑ Rush 1973, pp. 33–34.
- 1 2 Rush 1973, p. 34.
- ↑ Butt 1995, p. 39.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Eskmeals station - 1981 Derwent Railway Society; Retrieved 2 December 2016
Sources
- Bradshaw, George (1985) [1922]. July 1922 Railway Guide. Newton Abbott: David & Charles.
- Broughton, John R (1996). Past and Present Special: The Furness Railway. Wadenhoe, Peterborough: Past and Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1 85895 126 7.
- Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Rush, Robert W. (1973). The Furness Railway 1843-1923. The Oakwood Library of Railway History. Lingfield: Oakwood Press. OL35.
- Sankey, Raymond; Norman, K.J. (May 1978). Furness Railway: A Photographic Collection. Clapham (via Lancaster): Dalesman Publishing Co Ltd.
External links
- The station on an overlain Edwardian OS 6" Map, via National Library of Scotland
- Eskmeals Station on a 1948 OS Map, via npemaps
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenglass for Eskdale Line and station open |
Furness Railway Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway |
Bootle Line and station open | ||