Seaton railway station (Cumbria)

Seaton
Seaton station, 1951.
General information
LocationSeaton, near Workington, Cumberland
England
Coordinates54°39′44″N 3°31′24″W / 54.6621°N 3.5234°W / 54.6621; -3.5234
Grid referenceNY018307
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCleator and Workington Junction Railway
Key dates
4 January 1888Opened
July 1897Closed
February 1907Reopened
February 1922Closed to passengers
6 April 1962Closed completely
4 June 1992Line through the station closed
Location
Seaton
Location in present-day Allerdale, Cumbria
Seaton
Location in present-day Cumbria, England

Seaton railway station served the village of Seaton, near Workington in Cumberland (now in Cumbria), England.

The station was opened by the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway (C&WJR) in 1888 on its new "Northern Extension" from Calva Junction on the northern edge of Workington to the Maryport and Carlisle Railway's Derwent Branch at Linefoot. The C&WJR built this 7-mile-30-chain long (11.9 km) line to connect the C&WJR with Carlisle and beyond. The line was double track from Workington to Seaton, then single to Linefoot Junction.

Most stations on C&WJR lines had heavy industrial neighbours, such as ironworks next to Cleator Moor West, or served primarily industrial workforces, such as Keekle Colliers' Platform. Seaton, however, was a fairly isolated country village.