Eskett railway station

Eskett
Eskett
General information
Location	Eskett, Copeland; England
Coordinates	54°32′00″N 3°28′24″W / 54.5332°N 3.4732°W
Grid reference	NY047163
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway
Pre-grouping	LNWR & FR Joint Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
12 February 1864	Opened
11 June 1872	Closed to passengers, replaced by Yeathouse
1931	Closed

Whitehaven, Cleator
& Egremont Railway

Legend

Cleator and Workington

to Carlisle

Marron Junction

Workington Central

Branthwaite

Distington

Distington Works

Summit

Whitehaven Tunnel

Yeathouse

Corkickle

Eskett

Mirehouse Junction

Eskett Junction

Moor Row

Frizington

St Bees

Cleator Moor West

(first)

Eskett railway station was short-lived as a passenger station. it was built by the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway to serve the hamlet of Eskett, near Frizington, Cumbria, England.^[3]^[4]

^ Butt 1995, p. 92.
^ Suggitt 2008, p. 58.
^ Smith & Turner 2012, Map 26.
^ Jowett 1989, Map 36.

[FOOTNOTEButt199592-1] Butt 1995, p. 92.

[FOOTNOTESuggitt200858-2] Suggitt 2008, p. 58.

[FOOTNOTESmithTurner2012Map_26-3] Smith & Turner 2012, Map 26.

[FOOTNOTEJowett1989Map_36-4] Jowett 1989, Map 36.

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Eskett
General information
Location	Eskett, Copeland England
Coordinates	54°32′00″N 3°28′24″W / 54.5332°N 3.4732°W / 54.5332; -3.4732
Grid reference	NY047163
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway
Pre-grouping	LNWR & FR Joint Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
12 February 1864	Opened
11 June 1872	Closed to passengers, replaced by Yeathouse^[1]
1931	Closed^[2]