Parton railway station

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Parton
General information
Location	Parton, Copeland England
Coordinates	54°34′14″N 3°34′50″W / 54.5705144°N 3.5806556°W / 54.5705144; -3.5806556
Grid reference	NX979206
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	PRN
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Whitehaven Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
19 March 1847	Opened
Passengers
2018/19	6,508
2019/20	9,134
2020/21	2,686
2021/22	6,730
2022/23	8,202
Location Parton Location in Copeland, Cumbria Show map of the former Borough of Copeland Parton Location in Cumbria, England Show map of Cumbria
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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 Carlisle and 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,^[1] 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).^[2]