Dalton railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Dalton-in-Furness |
| Local authority | Barrow-in-Furness |
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| Grid reference | SD231737 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | DLT |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 27,042 |
| 2005/06 |  27,570 |
| 2006/07 |  20,314 |
| 2007/08 | 32,326 |
| 2008/09 | 36,312 |
| 2009/10 | 38,492 |
| 2010/11 | 44,280 |
| 2011/12 | 39,748 |
| 2012/13 | 52,636 |
| 2013/14 | 53,786 |
| History | |
| Original company | Furness Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Furness Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 24 August 1846 | Station opened |
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Dalton railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Dalton-in-Furness in Cumbria, England. It is located on the Furness Line from Barrow-in-Furness to Lancaster.
History
Construction of the Furness Railway was authorised on 23 May 1844.[1] It was opened in stages: the line between Dalton and Barrow was in use (on an unofficial basis) by 3 June 1846, as was the line between Salthouse Junction and Piel. A line between Dalton and Kirkby was opened on 12 August 1846, when the earlier sections were officially opened.[2] Dalton station was opened to passengers on 24 August 1846.[3] An eastward extension from Dalton to Ulverston was authorised on 27 July 1846; it did not open until April 1854.[4]
The station once had three platforms, however only two are in use today. The disused one is adjacent to the Barrow-bound platform and separated by a wooden fence. The area is now very overgrown and inaccessible to the public.
Current services
The station is operated by Northern Rail, but is also a stop on a number of First TransPennine Express services to and from Preston/Lancaster/Manchester Airport.
Between the hours of 10:00 and 16:00, the station receives 1 train per 2 hours to Lancaster and 1 train per 2 hours to Barrow-in-Furness.
Freight Diversionary Line
Freight trains for the Cumbrian Coast line (most notably Nuclear Reprocessing traffic) leave the line about a kilometre west of Dalton and loop northwards to connect to Askham station direct. This avoids having to go through Barrow-In-Furness station.
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- Train times and station information for Dalton railway station from National Rail
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| Furness Abbey Line open, station closed |
Furness Railway | Lindal Line open, station closed |
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