Nethertown railway station
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Nethertown Railway Station serves the village of Nethertown
in Cumbria
, England
. The railway station
is a request stop
on the Cumbrian Coast Line
62 kilometres (38.5 mi) north west of Barrow-in-Furness
. The station is alongside the coast on which (on a good day) the Isle of Man is visible. The station was a passing loop until the 1970's, and was very busy in the 1940-50's when a large camp existed housing the workers building Sellafield Nuclear plant.
It is operated by Northern Rail
who provide all passenger train services. Station usage statistics for 2004-5 show 326 passengers using the station - less than one person a day - compared to 556 in 2002-3.
northbound and Barrow-in-Furness southbound (if requested to do so). There is no evening or Sunday service.
Nethertown
Nethertown is a village in Cumbria, England.It is served by Nethertown railway station....
in Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The railway station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
is a request stop
Request stop
In public transport, a request stop or flag stop describes a stopping point at which trains or buses stop only on an as-need or request basis; that is, only if there are passengers to be picked up or dropped off. In this way, infrequently used stopping points can be served efficiently.Trains save...
on the Cumbrian Coast Line
Cumbrian Coast Line
The Cumbrian Coast Line is a rail route in North West England, running from Carlisle to Barrow-in-Furness via Workington and Whitehaven. The line forms part of Network Rail route NW 4033, which continues via Ulverston and Grange-over-Sands to Carnforth, where it connects with the West Coast Main...
62 kilometres (38.5 mi) north west of Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness railway station
Barrow-in-Furness railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, England. It is located on the Furness Line to Lancaster and the Cumbrian Coast Line to Workington and Carlisle...
. The station is alongside the coast on which (on a good day) the Isle of Man is visible. The station was a passing loop until the 1970's, and was very busy in the 1940-50's when a large camp existed housing the workers building Sellafield Nuclear plant.
It is operated by Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
who provide all passenger train services. Station usage statistics for 2004-5 show 326 passengers using the station - less than one person a day - compared to 556 in 2002-3.
Services
Mondays to Saturdays, four trains per day call at the station in each direction, CarlisleCarlisle railway station
Carlisle railway station, also known as Carlisle Citadel station, is a railway station whichserves the Cumbrian City of Carlisle, England, and is a major station on the West Coast Main Line, lying south of Glasgow Central, and north of London Euston...
northbound and Barrow-in-Furness southbound (if requested to do so). There is no evening or Sunday service.