Dent railway station

Dent
General information
LocationCowgill, Westmorland and Furness
England
Coordinates54°16′57″N 2°21′49″W / 54.2825669°N 2.3635911°W / 54.2825669; -2.3635911
Grid referenceSD764874
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeDNT
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway;
British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
6 August 1877Opened
4 May 1970Closed
14 July 1986Reopened
Passengers
2019/20 8,126
2020/21 1,786
2021/22 8,902
2022/23 9,236
2023/24 9,152
Services
Preceding station Northern Following station
Ribblehead
towards Leeds via Settle
Settle and Carlisle Line Garsdale
towards Carlisle
Listed Building – Grade II
FeatureOriginal Midland Railway station building
Designated18 October 1999
Reference no.1383851
Location
Dent
Location in South Lakeland, Cumbria
Dent
Location in Cumbria, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Northern Trains
Route 7
Settle & Carlisle
& Bentham lines
Carlisle
Armathwaite
Lazonby & Kirkoswald
Langwathby
Appleby
Kirkby Stephen
Garsdale
Dent
Ribblehead
Horton-in-Ribblesdale
Settle
Heysham Port
Morecambe
Bare Lane
Lancaster
Carnforth
Wennington
Bentham
Clapham
Giggleswick
Long Preston
Hellifield
Gargrave
Skipton
Keighley
Bingley
Shipley
Leeds

Dent is a railway station on the Settle and Carlisle Line, which runs between Carlisle and Leeds via Settle. The station, situated 58 miles 29 chains (93.9 km) north-west of Leeds, serves the villages of Cowgill and Dent, in Cumbria, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains. It is the highest operational main line station in England.