- Nethertown railway station
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Nethertown Location Place Nethertown Local authority Copeland Operations Station code NRT Managed by Northern Rail Number of platforms 1 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 326 2005/06 * 297 2006/07 * 420 2007/08 * 458 2008/09 * 1,022 2009/10 * 536 National Rail - UK railway stations A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Nethertown from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. 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 (39 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.
Services
Mondays to Saturdays, four trains per day call at the station in each direction, Carlisle northbound and Barrow-in-Furness southbound (if requested to do so). There is no evening or Sunday service.
External links
- Train times and station information for Nethertown railway station from National Rail
Preceding station National Rail Following station Northern Rail Mondays-Saturdays onlyCoordinates: 54°27′25″N 3°33′58″W / 54.457°N 3.566°W
Categories:- Railway stations in Cumbria
- Former Furness Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1849
- Railway stations served by Northern Rail
- DfT Category F2 stations
- British railway request stops
- North West England railway station stubs
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