Dalegarth railway station
Dalegarth Eskdale | |||||
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| Station on heritage railway | |||||
River Mite arrives at Dalegarth, February 2016 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Boot, Eskdale, Cumbria England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°23′46″N 3°16′30″W / 54.396°N 3.275°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NY 174 008 | ||||
| Owned by | R&ER | ||||
| Operated by | R&ER | ||||
| Managed by | R&ER | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1918 | Opened | ||||
| 1920s | Relocated | ||||
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Dalegarth railway station is the easterly terminus of the 15-inch gauge Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway in the English county of Cumbria. It has a café and shop for passengers, along with a run-round loop, turntable and siding for trains.
The station is situated near the village of Boot in the civil parish of Eskdale and the Lake District National Park. It lies between the Whillan Beck, a tributary of the River Esk, and the road from Ravenglass to Windermere, via the Hardknott and Wrynose passes.