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Nethertown is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 39 miles (63 km) north-west of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the village of Nethertown in Cumbria. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

Nethertown
General information
LocationNethertown, Copeland
England
Coordinates54°27′22″N 3°33′56″W
Grid referenceNX985079
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
Station codeNRT
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyWhitehaven and Furness Junction Railway
Pre-groupingFurness Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
18 July 1849Opened
Passengers
2016/17 412
2017/18 536
2018/19 516
2019/20 730
2020/21 254
Location
Nethertown
Location in Copeland, Cumbria
Nethertown
Location in Cumbria, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Nethertown is the currently the least-used station in Cumbria, with an estimated 730 passenger journeys made during 2019–20.


History


The Cumbrian Coast Line, heading north towards Whitehaven.
The Cumbrian Coast Line, heading north towards Whitehaven.

The station was opened on 19 July 1849 by the Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway when it opened the line between Whitehaven and Ravenglass.[1]

In 1914 at the start of World War I the passing loop was expanded to cater for the increased length of trains and to help with the extended length of trains brought about by World War I. In May 1916 the shunting neck was extended and an additional 90 yards of sidings were provided.

The station was host to six LMS caravans from 1937 to 1939.[2]

The station was a passing loop until the 1970s when it was singled due to fall-off in traffic and train frequency. It was particularly busy with passenger traffic in the 1940-50s when it served the Nethertown military camp for training anti-aircraft gunners, which was taken over after the war for the construction workers building the Sellafield Nuclear plant.

As of August 2019, the only facility is a passenger shelter on the single platform, but up until the early 1970s, the station had more substantial buildings as well the aforementioned signal box.[3]


Location


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".[4] There is a vehicle track from the public highway and a footpath shortcut to the village.

Since 30 March 2021 the station has been on England's Coast Path with the opening of the St Bees to Silecroft section of that long-distance path

On the seaward side can be seen the remains of the sea-filled swimming pool built by the contractors from the camp.

A foot level crossing connects the platform to the station approach track, and though this offers step-free access, the platform is low. A ramp has been installed to allow easier access on and off the train and the steps which were previously mounted on the platform have been removed.[5] Timetable posters are available to offer train running information and there are electric lights during operating hours.


Services


Northern Trains
Route 6
Cumbrian Coast, Furness
and Windermere Lines
Carlisle
Dalston
Wigton
Aspatria
Maryport
Flimby
Workington
Harrington
Parton
Whitehaven
Corkickle
St Bees
Nethertown
Braystones
Sellafield
Seascale
Drigg
Ravenglass for Eskdale
Bootle
Silecroft
Millom
Green Road
Foxfield
Kirkby-in-Furness
Askam
Barrow-in-Furness
Roose
Dalton
Ulverston
Cark & Cartmel
Kents Bank
Grange-over-Sands
Arnside
Silverdale
Carnforth
Windermere
Staveley
Burneside
Kendal
Oxenholme Lake District
Lancaster
Preston
Wigan North Western
Manchester Oxford Road
Manchester Piccadilly
Mauldeth Road
Burnage
East Didsbury
Gatley
Heald Green
Manchester Airport
Bootle, Braystones, Drigg, Flimby, Green Road,
Kirkby-in-Furness, Nethertown, Parton and
Silecroft are request stops.

As of the 15 December 2019 timetable (still current from May 2021), five trains call in each direction (on request) from Monday to Friday, with one additional departure each way on Saturdays. The timetable stated briefly in 2019 that some Saturday services do not treat the station as a request stop, this reverted to all services being request in December 2019 and may have been a printing error as all local timetables had all trains as request only. There is no late evening service, but a limited Sunday service was introduced at the May 2018 timetable change;[6] the first to run over this section since 1976. Currently the Sunday service consists of 4 trains in each direction.


References


  1. Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway & Canal Historical Society.
  2. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 22. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  3. Nethertown in 1970 Flickr
  4. Pearson's Railway Rides, The Cumbrian Coast. J M Pearson & Son, Staffs, 1992.
  5. Nethertown station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 2 December 2016
  6. Table 100 National Rail timetable, May 2019

Sources




Preceding station National Rail Following station
St Bees   Northern Trains
Cumbrian Coast Line
  Braystones
  Historical railways  
St Bees   Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway   Braystones



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