Muncaster Mill railway station

Muncaster Mill
Muncaster Mill
General information
Location	Copeland, Cumbria
Owned by	R&ER
Managed by	R&ER
Platforms	1
Key dates
1876	Opened (Standard 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

Muncaster Mill railway station is a railway station on the 15 in (381 mm) gauge Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway in Cumbria, England. The station is located 1 mile (1.6 km) from Ravenglass and 6 miles (9.7 km) from Dalegarth, at the point where the A595 coast road crosses the line. It is situated on the bank of the River Mite and adjacent to Muncaster Mill, formerly a watermill but now a private house, from which it takes its name.^[1]

There is a shelter and disabled toilet at Muncaster station. The platform is where a disused railway siding once was, as can be seen by the rail heads showing in the platform surface. Currently^[when?], the company have taken the decision to permanently unstaff the station, as the previous station master retired and was not replaced.^{[citation needed]}

Accessibility

The platform is not long enough to accommodate step-free access to the disabled carriage, which is normally situated towards the Eastern end of the carriage set, on both the Eastbound and Westbound journeys. The railway has taken the decision to permanently unman the railway station, and so tickets must be purchased from the guard on the train for this railway station. Also, this is only a minor station, and therefore is only a request stop. Every intermediate station is a request stop and, during low season, trains are often known to travel straight from one end of the line to the other, without stopping.^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

Muncaster Mill seen from the station
The River Mite seen from the station
Bridge carrying the A595 across the line

References

^ "The Railway". The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Preservation Society. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Ravenglass		Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway		Miteside Halt

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