Eskmeals | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Eskmeals, Copeland England |
| Coordinates | 54°20′07″N 3°24′18″W / 54.3354°N 3.4049°W |
| Grid reference | SD 087 942 |
| Platforms | 2[1][2] |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Furness Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 8 July 1850 | Opened |
| 3 August 1959 | Closed[3] |
| 1982-96 | Demolished |
Eskmeals is a former railway station in the Eskmeals area of the Cumbrian coast, England. It was located on the Cumbrian Coast Line, south of Ravenglass and near to the estuary of the River Esk. It was situated at the southern end of Eskmeals Viaduct.[4] It served a scattered farming community.
Cumbrian Coast line |
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- ^ Sankey & Norman 1978, p. 41.
- ^ Norman 2001, p. 58.
- ^ Broughton 1996, p. 50.
- ^ Davey 1984, p. 38.