Ravenglass railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Ravenglass
other_name= Ravenglass for Eskdale
code = RAV


manager = Northern Rail & R&ER
locale = Ravenglass
borough = Copeland
lowusage0405 = 16,644
lowusage0506 = 19,346
lowusage0607 = 16,068
platforms = 5
start =

Ravenglass railway station is a railway station serving the village of Ravenglass in Cumbria, England. It is a stop on the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line and the terminus of the Ravenglass and Eskdale heritage railway. The two parts of the station are separated by the station's car park. Its National Rail station is operated by Northern Rail, who provide all passenger train services, whilst the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway run its own platforms and services. The national rail station was previously known as Ravenglass for Eskdale.

National Rail Station

This station has two platforms, one serving trains travelling towards Barrow-in-Furness and one for trains travelling towards Carlisle. Nine trains per weekday in each direction call at the station (roughly every two hours), although one northbound train terminates at Sellafield rather than running through to Carlisle. There are no passenger services at this part of the station during the evening or on Sundays. Through tickets from trains on the Cumbria Coast Line are available to the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway.

Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Station

The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, also known as "La'al Ratty" from Cumbrian dialect, is a heritage railway, providing journeys on a narrow-gauge railway up the scenic Eskdale valley. Ravenglass station is the line's primary station and is the base of operations, with fully equipped workshops, motive power depot, carriage shed, paint shop and signal box. For passengers, there is a museum, café, gift shop and ticket office. The station has a turntable and three platforms, however only platforms 1 and 3 see regular use.

The station opened in 1875 and has closed and reopened to passengers as the companies have. It has had many changes in layout and design, and is currently at its largest size that it has ever been

External links

* [http://www.ravenglass-railway.co.uk/ Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway]

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