Kirkby-in-Furness is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 9+1⁄4 miles (15 km) north of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the village of Kirkby-in-Furness in Cumbria. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
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| General information | |
| Location | Kirkby-in-Furness, South Lakeland England |
| Coordinates | 54°13′58″N 3°11′14″W / 54.2329033°N 3.1872166°W |
| Grid reference | SD226825 |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Managed by | Northern Trains |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | KBF |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Furness Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Furness Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (London Midland Region) |
| Key dates | |
| 24 August 1846 | Opened as Kirkby |
| 1927 | Renamed Kirkby-in-Furness |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  15,530 |
| 2019/20 | 17,526 |
| 2020/21 |  4,638 |
| 2021/22 | 12,562 |
| 2022/23 | 15,704 |
| Location | |
  Kirkby-in-Furness Location in South Lakeland, Cumbria  Kirkby-in-Furness Location in Cumbria, England | |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
The name Kirkby-in-Furness did not exist until the creation of the railway line. The village in fact is an amalgamation of six smaller villages and hamlets.[1] The name was chosen almost at random by the train company for the station and was eventually used for the collection of villages.
In Victorian times, the station gained fame as the station with the longest platform seat in the country. However, this was removed many years ago.
Facilities edit
There are no longer any permanent buildings at the station apart from a footbridge and shelters on each platform (that on the northbound one being the more substantial).[2] The station has (like others on the line) been fitted with a ticket vending machine, to allow passengers to buy their tickets prior to travel.[3] Step-free access is available to both platforms, though this requires the use of a barrow crossing for northbound passengers and so care must be taken when used. Train running information is provided by telephone, digital display screens and timetable posters.[4]
Services edit
There is a basic hourly service in each direction, north to Millom, Whitehaven and Carlisle, and south to Barrow-in-Furness. A few continue through to Lancaster.[5] The last two evening northbound trains terminate at Millom.
A Sunday service (the first for more than forty years) was introduced at the May 2018 timetable change - this runs broadly hourly from mid-morning until the early evening (though some services only run to/from Millom).
References edit
- ^ Places to visit - Kirkby-in-Furness Cumbrian Coast Line; Retrieved 1 December 2016
- ^ Kirkby-in-Furness stationOld Cumbria Gazetteer; Retrieved 1 December 2016 Archived 2 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Fares 2019"Cumbrian Coast Rail Users Group news article; Retrieved 8 November 2019
- ^ Kirkby-in-Furness station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 1 December 2016
- ^ GB eNRT December 2019 Edition, Table 100 (Network Rail)
External links edit
Media related to Kirkby-in-Furness railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Train times and station information for Kirkby-in-Furness railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Foxfield | Northern Trains Cumbrian Coast line |
Askam | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Foxfield | Furness Railway | Askam | ||
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