Arnside railway station

Arnside
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Location
Place	Arnside
Local authority	South Lakeland
Coordinates
Grid reference	SD461788
Operations
Station code	ARN
Managed by	First TransPennine Express
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	89,182
2005/06	90,928
2006/07	92,774
2007/08	0.105 million
2008/09	0.102 million
2009/10	0.108 million
2010/11	0.116 million
2011/12	0.102 million
2012/13	0.110 million
2013/14	0.115 million
History
Key dates	Opened 1858 (1858)
Pre-grouping	Ulverston and Lancaster Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Arnside from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Arnside railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Arnside in Cumbria, England. It is located on the Furness Line from Barrow-in-Furness to Lancaster. It is operated by First TransPennine Express. A short distance west of the station, the railway crosses the Kent estuary on an impressive 50-span viaduct that is some 1,558-foot (475 m) long. This historic structure underwent major repairs & refurbishment, including the complete replacement of the rail deck in 2011. Similar work was carried out on the nearby Leven Estuary viaduct in the spring of 2006.

History

Opened in 1858 by the Ulverston and Lancaster Railway (a company backed by, and later taken over by the Furness Railway) (FR), the station became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Regional Railways until the Privatisation of British Railways.

A short branch line to Sandside and Hincaster Junction on the WCML once diverged from the main line here, which carried a Grange-over-Sands to Kendal local service from its opening in 1876 until 1942. In July 1922, this FR service ran five times per day in each direction on weekdays. The branch was also used by mineral trains from County Durham to the Barrow-in-Furness area. Local freight traffic continued as far as Sandside until final closure of the line in 1972. The disused platform and trackbed is still visible behind the southbound platform.

Services

It is primarily served by regional express services operated by First TransPennine Express from Manchester to Barrow. Additionally, local services are operated by Northern Rail from Lancaster to Barrow, with some continuing to Sellafield or Carlisle via the Cumbrian Coast Line. There is one train per hour in each direction on weekdays, although the varying nature of the stopping patterns of each service means the timetable isn't regular. On Sundays there is a train every two hours each way.

References

• Station on navigable O.S. map

External links

• Train times and station information for Arnside railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Grange-over-Sands		First TransPennine Express TransPennine North West		Silverdale
Grange-over-Sands		Northern Rail Furness Line		Silverdale
	Disused railways
Grange-over-Sands Line and station open		Furness Railway Hincaster Branch		Sandside Line and station closed