Parton railway station

Parton
National Rail
General information
LocationParton, Copeland
England
Coordinates54°34′14″N 3°34′50″W / 54.5705144°N 3.5806556°W / 54.5705144; -3.5806556
Grid referenceNX979206
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codePRN
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyWhitehaven Junction Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
19 March 1847Opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 6,508
2019/20Increase 9,134
2020/21Decrease 2,686
2021/22Increase 6,730
2022/23Increase 8,202
Location
Parton is located in the former Borough of Copeland
Parton
Parton
Location in Copeland, Cumbria
Parton is located in Cumbria
Parton
Parton
Location in Cumbria, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Parton railway station is a railway station serving the village of Parton in Cumbria, England. It is on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

Immediately north and south of Parton, the line runs almost on the seashore, at the foot of cliffs which require supervision and occasional stabilisation to prevent landslides. Sea erosion is also a danger,[1] and 15 m.p.h speed restrictions are in force over much of the section between here and Harrington, which is restricted to a single line.

There was a signal box immediately to the north of the station that formerly controlled this section, but this was closed and demolished due to its deteriorating condition in May 2010 (control passing to the adjacent box at Whitehaven Bransty).[2]

  1. ^ "The railway lines alarmingly close to the sea" Higham, Nick BBC News article 4 February 2015; Retrieved 5 December 2016
  2. ^ Network Rail Document Resource Library - Parton Signal Box Abolition Notices 2009 Network Rail website; Retrieved 2010-12-30