Dalton railway station

Construction of the Furness Railway was authorised in May 1844.{{cite book |last=Rush |first=Robert W. |title=The Furness Railway 1843-1923 |series=The Oakwood Library of Railway History |year=1973 |publisher=Oakwood Press |location=Lingfield |id=OL35 |page=19}} It was opened in stages: the line between Dalton and Barrow was in use (on an unofficial basis) by 3 June 1846, as was the line between Salthouse Junction and {{stnlnk|Piel}}. A line between Dalton and Kirkby was opened on 12 August 1846, when the earlier sections were officially opened.{{harvnb|Rush|1973|pp=20, 21}} Dalton station was opened to passengers on 24 August 1846.{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=76 }} An eastward extension from Dalton to {{stnlnk|Ulverston}} was authorised on 27 July 1846; it did not open until April 1854.{{harvnb|Rush|1973|pp=21, 24}}

The station once had three platforms; however, only two are in use today. The disused one is adjacent to the Barrow-bound platform, from which it is separated by a wooden fence. The area is now very overgrown and inaccessible to the public.

The station is unstaffed, with a card-only ticket machine on the southbound side; passengers have to obtain a promise-to-pay notice to pay by cash on board the train.[https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/stations/dalton-cumbria Dalton (Cumbria) Station Details] Northern; retrieved 25 November 2016 Digital signs and timetable posters are provided on each platform for train running information purposes. The station buildings are no longer in rail use, though shelters are located on each side. Access to the platforms is either via steps from the over bridge at the south end or via paths from adjacent public roads (the latter are step-free).[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/DLT/details.html NRE - Dalton Station Details] National Rail Enquiries; retrieved 25 November 2016

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It receives a roughly hourly service (Mon-Sat) to {{rws|Lancaster}} via {{rws|Ulverston}} and to {{rws|Barrow-in-Furness}}. Most trains continue to {{rws|Preston}} and {{rws|Manchester Airport}} southbound and some continue to {{rws|Carlisle}} via {{rws|Millom}} northbound. On Sundays, there is also an hourly service each way, with a few through trains and from Carlisle since the summer 2018 timetable change.{{NRtimes|May 2023|100}}

Freight trains for the Cumbrian Coast line (most notably nuclear reprocessing traffic) leave the line about a kilometre west of Dalton and take the direct line northwards to Askam. This route (the original 1846 line from Kirkby-in-Furness and Barrow to Dalton) avoids having to go through Barrow station.

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