Eskmeals is a former

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

in the Eskmeals area of the

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n coast, England. It was located on the

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 (as the Furness line) via Ulverston an ...

, south of and near to the estuary of the River Esk. It was situated at the southern end of Eskmeals Viaduct. It served a scattered farming community.

History

The

Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway 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 (as the Furness line) via Ulverston ...

was authorised in 1847 to build a line which would link the town of

Whitehaven Whitehaven is a town and port on the English north west coast and near to the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it lies by road south-west of Carlisle and to the north of Barrow-in-Furness. It is th ...

with the

Furness Railway The Furness Railway (Furness) was a railway company operating in the Furness area of Lancashire in North West England. History Formation In the early 1840s, the owners of iron ore mines in the Furness district of Lancashire became interested i ...

at . It was opened in stages, and the section between through Eskmeals to opened either on 19 July 1850 or on 8 July 1850. On 28 October 1850 the last section between Bootle and Broughton-in-Furness was formally opened. The coastal line through Eskmeals survived Beeching and carries a regular all stations service to this day. Eskmeals is the only station between and Whitehaven shown in the Bradshaw's Guide 1922 which has closed. Passenger services were withdrawn by the

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on 3 August 1959. The buildings remained intact until the early 1980s but have since been demolished;Eskmeals station - 1981
''Derwent Railway Society''; Retrieved 2 December 2016 the disused and overgrown platforms survive and can be seen from passing trains.

Services

In 1922 five trains in each direction called at Eskmeals, Monday to Saturday. One ran from , calling at all stations to , the other four called at all stations from to Whitehaven. Two all stations trains in each direction between Carnforth and Whitehaven called on Sundays.

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* * * * {{Closed stations Cumbria Disused railway stations in Cumbria Former Furness Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1850 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1959 Bootle, Cumbria