Silecroft railway station
Silecroft railway station serves the village of Silecroft in Cumbria, England. It is also the nearest station to the neighbouring communities of Kirksanton & Haverigg and for the 1970 ft (600 m) Black Combe mountain to the east. It was opened along with the line in 1850 by the Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway. The station is owned by Network Rail and is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services.
Silecroft  | |
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| Location | Silecroft, Copeland England |
| Grid reference | SD130819 |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | SIC |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1850 |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 |  9,862 |
| 2016/17 | 8,104 |
| 2017/18 | 7,030 |
| 2018/19 |  7,858 |
| 2019/20 | 10,810 |
| Location | |
  Silecroft Location in Copeland Borough  Silecroft Location in Cumbria | |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
The railway station is a request stop on the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line 19 miles (31 km) north east of Barrow-in-Furness and one of the many level crossings on this section of the route is controlled from the signal box at its south end.[1]
Some through trains to the Furness Line towards Lancaster & Preston stop here. It is operated by Northern, which provides all the passenger train services.
Facilities
The station is unstaffed, but like many others on this route had a ticket vending machine installed in 2019 to allow passengers to buy tickets before boarding. There are shelters, digital information screens and timetable posters on each platform, along with a telephone for obtaining train running details. Level access is available to both platforms, but these are lower than standard and need portable steps for entry or exit from the train (so the station is not suitable for wheelchair users).[2]
Services
Monday to Saturdays there is generally an hourly request service southbound to Barrow and northbound towards Whitehaven and Carlisle, although there are one or two longer gaps at certain times of day.
A Sunday service was introduced at the May 2018 timetable change, along with additional evening trains on weekdays.[3] The Sunday service is the first to be provided here for more than 40 years.
References
- "Places to Visit - Silecroft" Cumbrian Coast Line website; Retrieved 14 November 2016
- Silecroft station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 2 December 2016
- Table 100 National Rail timetable, December 2019
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Silecroft railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Silecroft railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Northern Cumbrian Coast Line |