Parton railway station

{{for|the other Parton stations|Parton Halt railway station|Parton (P&WJR) railway station}}

{{short description|Railway station in Cumbria, England}}

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{{Infobox station

| name = Parton

| symbol_location = gb

| symbol = rail

| image = Parton Railway Station (geograph 6331807).jpg

| borough = Parton, Cumberland

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|54.5705144|-3.5806556|format=dms|region:GB_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|NX979206|25|NX979206}}

| owned = Network Rail

| manager = Northern Trains

| platforms = 2

| tracks = 2

| code = PRN

| classification = DfT category F2

| original = Whitehaven Junction Railway

| pregroup = London and North Western Railway

| postgroup = London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (London Midland Region)

| years = 19 March 1847

| events = Opened

| mpassengers =

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{increase}} 9,134}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 2,686}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 6,730}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 8,202}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 8,450}}

| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

| map_type = United Kingdom Copeland#Cumbria

| map_caption = Location in Copeland, Cumbria##Location in Cumbria, England

}}

Parton railway station is a railway station serving the village of Parton in Cumbria, England. It is on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between {{rws|Carlisle}} and {{rws|Barrow-in-Furness}}. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

Immediately north and south of Parton, the line runs almost on the seashore, at the foot of cliffs which require supervision and occasional stabilisation to prevent landslides. Sea erosion is also a danger,[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31113368 "The railway lines alarmingly close to the sea"] Higham, Nick BBC News article 4 February 2015; Retrieved 5 December 2016 and 15 m.p.h speed restrictions are in force over much of the section between here and Harrington, which is restricted to a single line.

There was a signal box immediately to the north of the station that formerly controlled this section, but this was closed and demolished due to its deteriorating condition in May 2010 (control passing to the adjacent box at Whitehaven Bransty).[http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browseDirectory.aspx?dir=\network%20code\Network%20Change\Completed%20Proposals\London%20North%20Western\North%20West\NCG12009LNW409%20Parton%20signal%20box&pageid=2889&root= Network Rail Document Resource Library - Parton Signal Box Abolition Notices 2009] Network Rail website; Retrieved 2010-12-30