Irton Road railway station

Irton Road

Hollowstones
Station on heritage railway
Northern Rock arrives with a train for Ravenglass
General information
LocationEskdale Green, Copeland, Cumbria
England
Coordinates54°23′17″N 3°19′48″W / 54.3880°N 3.3299°W / 54.3880; -3.3299
Owned byR&ER
Operated byR&ER
Managed byR&ER
Platforms2
Key dates
1876Opened (3 ft gauge)
1913Station closed
1916Reopened (15 in gauge
Ravenglass &
Eskdale Railway
Headshunt
0 mi 0 ch
0 km
Turntable
Workshop
Ravenglass Parking
0 mi 3 ch
0.06 km
Ravenglass National Rail
Ravenglass Main Street
Engine & carriage sheds
(1 in 48)
Black Bridge
1 mi 0 ch
1.61 km
Muncaster Mill Parking
1 mi 6 ch
1.73 km
Mill Race
Mill Wood Bank (1 in 43)
Miteside Halt
1 mi 49 ch
2.6 km
Miteside Loop
1 mi 67 ch
2.96 km
2 mi 0 ch
3.22 km
Katie Caddy Bridge
Wet Cutting
Murthwaite Siding
2 mi 43 ch
4.08 km
Murthwaite Oak Tree (1 in 43)
Murthwaite Quarry
Murthwaite Halt
2 mi 55 ch
4.33 km
3 mi 0 ch
4.83 km
(1 in 40)
Walk Mill Summit
(1 in 51)
Black Bridge (derelict)
4 mi 0 ch
6.44 km
Irton Road Parking
4 mi 8 ch
6.6 km
Mere Beck
The Green Parking
4 mi 59 ch
7.62 km
Eskdale Valley Road
Hollin How Bank (1 in 43)
5 mi 0 ch
8.05 km
Hollin How Bridge
Hollin How Summit
Fisherground Incline
(1 in 55)
Fisherground Loop
5 mi 28 ch
8.61 km
Fisherground
5 mi 35 ch
8.75 km
Ban Garth Incline
Spout House Curve (1 in 52)
Spout House Bridge
Gilbert's Cutting
6 mi 0 ch
9.66 km
Beckfoot Quarry
(1 in 67)
Beckfoot Parking
6 mi 30 ch
10.26 km
Beckfoot Bank (1 in 53)
Ghyll Force Junction
Boot
Beckfoot Summit
Dalegarth Cottages
Dalegarth Parking
6 mi 68 ch
11.02 km
Turntable

Irton Road railway station is a railway station on the 15 in gauge Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway in the Lake District National Park and the English county of Cumbria. The station is situated on the western edge of the village of Eskdale Green. It is some 4 miles (6.4 km) from Ravenglass and 3 miles (4.8 km) from Dalegarth for Boot, and trains take 20 minutes to reach their destinations in either direction from this station.[1]

  1. ^ "The Railway". The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Preservation Society. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.