Miteside Halt railway station

Miteside Halt
Miteside Halt
Station on heritage railway
	The shelter and nameboard at Miteside Halt
General information
Location	Muncaster, Copeland, Cumbria; England
Coordinates	54°22′16″N 3°23′02″W / 54.371°N 3.384°W
Grid reference	SD 102 983
Owned by	R&ER
Operated by	R&ER
Managed by	R&ER
Platforms	1
Key dates
1876	Opened (3 foot gauge)
1913	Station closed
1916	Reopened (15 in gauge)

Ravenglass &
Eskdale Railway

Legend

Cumbrian Coast line

to Barrow-in-Furness

Headshunt

0 mi 0 ch

0 km

Turntable

Workshop

Ravenglass

0 mi 3 ch

0.06 km

Ravenglass

Cumbrian Coast line

to Carlisle

Ravenglass Main Street

Engine & carriage sheds

(1 in 48)

Black Bridge

1 mi 0 ch

1.61 km

A595

Muncaster Mill

1 mi 6 ch

1.73 km

Mill Race

Mill Wood Bank (1 in 43)

Miteside Halt

1 mi 49 ch

2.6 km

Miteside Loop

1 mi 67 ch

2.96 km

2 mi 0 ch

3.22 km

Katie Caddy Bridge

Wet Cutting

Murthwaite Siding

2 mi 43 ch

4.08 km

Murthwaite Oak Tree (1 in 43)

Murthwaite Quarry

Murthwaite Halt

2 mi 55 ch

4.33 km

3 mi 0 ch

4.83 km

(1 in 40)

Walk Mill Summit

(1 in 51)

Black Bridge (derelict)

4 mi 0 ch

6.44 km

Irton Road

4 mi 8 ch

6.6 km

Mere Beck

The Green

4 mi 59 ch

7.62 km

Eskdale Valley Road

Hollin How Bank (1 in 43)

5 mi 0 ch

8.05 km

Hollin How Bridge

Hollin How Summit

Fisherground Incline

(1 in 55)

Fisherground Loop

5 mi 28 ch

8.61 km

Fisherground

5 mi 35 ch

8.75 km

Ban Garth Incline

Spout House Curve (1 in 52)

Spout House Bridge

Gilbert's Cutting

6 mi 0 ch

9.66 km

Beckfoot Quarry

(1 in 67)

Beckfoot

6 mi 30 ch

10.26 km

Beckfoot Bank (1 in 53)

Ghyll Force Junction

Boot

Beckfoot Summit

Dalegarth Cottages

Whillan Beck

Dalegarth

6 mi 68 ch

11.02 km

Turntable

Ghyll Force mines

Miteside Halt railway station is a railway station on the 15" gauge Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway in Cumbria, England. It is located where public footpath and the railway cross, a short way west of the passing loop. It was first opened in the days of the 3ft gauge railway, to serve the residents of the nearby Miteside House. To provide protection from the elements, a upturned boat hull was provided as a shelter. This tradition of using a boat hull as a shelter continues to this day, the current boat is the third one in the halt's history.^[1]

Accessibility

Miteside Halt is only accessible by a public footpath, not in any way suitable for wheelchair users. Therefore, the company have taken the decision not to allow wheelchair users to depart at this station.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "The Railway". The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Preservation Society. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Muncaster Mill		Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway		Murthwaite Halt

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[rerpstr-1] "The Railway". The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Preservation Society. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

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