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Irton Road railway station is a railway station on the 15 in gauge Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria. Originally named Hollowstones, after the adjacent farm, it opened to passengers in 1876, when the line was still in its 3' gauge form. Closed in 1913 and reopened in 1916 as the new minimum gauge line was created, it is now the main train crossing point on the line, hosting a passing loop with room for long length trains and a siding which is used by the p-way department. The siding ends in a two road shed, usually home to Quarryman, a parafin-fuelled 4w engine formerly used on trains between Beckfoot Quarry and Murthwaite Stone Crushing Plant; Santa's Sleigh, used in the winter time during the Santa Specials and 627, an old coach dating from 1928, which is part of the heritage collection.
During the high season, it may be manned by the volunteers from the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Preservation Society, who sell tickets from the booking office and shelter and act as station masters.
The station is located 4 miles (6.4 km) from Ravenglass and 3 miles (4.8 km) from Dalegarth for Boot, and trains take 20 minutes to reach their destinations in either direction from this station.
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