- Dent railway station
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Dent 
Location Place Dent Local authority South Lakeland Coordinates 54°16′55″N 2°21′47″W / 54.282°N 2.363°WCoordinates: 54°16′55″N 2°21′47″W / 54.282°N 2.363°W Operations Station code DNT Managed by Northern Rail Number of platforms 2 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 8,181 2005/06 * 
7,1712006/07 * 
7,3282007/08 * 7,0872008/09 * 8,2812009/10 * 8,724History Original company Midland Railway Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway 6 August 1877 Opened[1] 4 May 1970 Closed[1] 14 July 1986 Reopened[1] 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 Dent from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. Dent railway station serves the villages of Cowgill and Dent in Cumbria, England. It is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services.
Dent village is approximately 4 miles (6 km) to the west, and 400 ft (120 m) below the height of the station, with Cowgill being the nearest village, around half a mile away.
At an altitude of 1,150 ft (350 m) near Blea Moor Tunnel, Dent is the highest railway station on the National Rail network in England. Dent Station buildings are available to rent as holiday cottage accommodation.[2]
Services
Dent railway station is on the historic Settle-Carlisle Line, with services to Leeds and Carlisle. It was originally closed in May 1970 but was reopened in 1986 following a campaign to maintain regular stopping services along the line.
On weekdays there are five trains in each direction, with six each way on Saturdays and three each way on Sundays. In addition, DalesRail services operate on summer Sundays from Blackpool North and Preston to Carlisle, with two journeys in each direction.
References
- ^ a b c Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 78. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- ^ "Dent Station on the Settle to Carlisle Railway". http://www.dentstation.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
Preceding station 
National RailFollowing station Ribblehead Northern Rail
Settle-Carlisle LineGarsdale External links
Categories:- Railway stations in Cumbria
- Former Midland Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1877
- Railway stations closed in 1970
- Railway stations opened in 1986
- Railway stations served by Northern Rail
- DfT Category F2 stations
- North West England railway station stubs
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