Nethertown railway station

Nethertown
Location
Place	Nethertown
Local authority	Copeland
Grid reference	NX985079
Operations
Station code	NRT
Managed by	Northern
Number of platforms	1
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	326
2005/06	297
2006/07	420
2007/08	458
2008/09	1,022
2009/10	536
2010/11	450
2011/12	430
2012/13	1,028
2013/14	1,160
2014/15	600
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Nethertown from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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The Cumbria coast line just north of Nethertown station, which is just to left of the house

Nethertown Railway Station serves the village of Nethertown in Cumbria, England. Nethertown railway station is a request stop on the Cumbrian Coast Line 39 miles (63 km) north west of Barrow-in-Furness.

History

The station was a passing loop until the 1970s, and was particularly busy with passenger traffic in the 1940-50s when it served the large contractor camp at Nethertown housing the workers building the Sellafield Nuclear plant. There was a waiting room, signal box and ticket office. The only facility now is a passenger shelter on the single platform.

Station

The station is directly on the coast in a spectacular and remote position overlooking the Irish sea from a small cliff. Pearson's 1992 railway guide is moved to comment, "The tiny halts at Braystones and Nethertown are as remote as anything British Rail has to offer....Nethertown station seems suspended between the cliff face and the sands".^[1]

It is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services.

A foot level crossing connects it to the station approach road - though this offers step-free access, the platform is low and not suitable for mobility-impaired passengers, as steps have to be used to board or alight from trains.^[2] Timetable posters and a telephone are available to offer train running information.

Services

Four trains call in each direction (on request) from Monday to Friday and four southbound (to Barrow) & five northbound (to Whitehaven & Carlisle) on Saturdays. There is no late evening or Sunday service.^[3]

References

1. Pearson's Railway Rides, The Cumbrian Coast. J M Pearson & Son, Staffs, 1992.
2. Nethertown station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 2 December 2016
3. GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 100 (Network Rail)

• 100 Years of St Bees, Douglas Sim, 1995. ISBN 0-9526990-0-1

External links

• Train times and station information for Nethertown railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
St Bees		Northern Cumbrian Coast Line Mondays-Saturdays only		Braystones

Coordinates: 54°27′25″N 3°33′58″W / 54.457°N 3.566°W