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Kents Bank railway station

Coordinates: 54°10′22″N 2°55′31″W / 54.1728754°N 2.9252051°W / 54.1728754; -2.9252051
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Kents Bank
National Rail
General information
LocationKents Bank, South Lakeland
England
Coordinates54°10′22″N 2°55′31″W / 54.1728754°N 2.9252051°W / 54.1728754; -2.9252051
Grid referenceSD396756
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeKBK
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyUlverstone and Lancaster Railway
Pre-groupingFurness Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
1 September 1857Opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 26,354
2019/20Increase 33,622
2020/21Decrease 9,534
2021/22Increase 23,956
2022/23Increase 24,938
Location
Kents Bank is located in the former South Lakeland district
Kents Bank
Kents Bank
Location in South Lakeland, Cumbria
Kents Bank is located in Cumbria
Kents Bank
Kents Bank
Location in Cumbria, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Kents Bank is a railway station on the Furness Line, which runs between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. The station, situated 17+14 miles (28 km) north-west of Lancaster, serves the village of Kents Bank in Cumbria. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

History

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The station building was designed in 1865 by the Lancaster-based architects, Paley and Austin, for the Furness Railway.[1] Though it remains, it is in private residential use.

Facilities

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The station is unstaffed but now has ticket machines available, allowing passenger to buy before boarding. Shelters are located on each platform, along with digital information screens and a PA system. Access to the northbound platform is via a user-worked barrier level crossing,[2] so whilst it has step-free access disabled travellers should exercise caution when crossing the line.[3]

Services

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Northern Trains
Route 6
Cumbrian Coast, Furness
& Windermere lines
Carlisle
Dalston
Wigton
Aspatria
Maryport
Flimby
Workington
Harrington
Parton
Whitehaven
Corkickle
St Bees
Nethertown
Braystones
Sellafield
Seascale
Drigg
Ravenglass
Heritage railway
Bootle
Silecroft
Millom
Green Road
Foxfield
Kirkby-in-Furness
Askam
Barrow-in-Furness
Roose
Dalton
Ulverston
Cark & Cartmel
Kents Bank
Grange-over-Sands
Arnside
Silverdale
Carnforth
Windermere
Staveley
Burneside
Kendal
Oxenholme Lake District
Lancaster
Preston
Chorley
Bolton
Deansgate
Manchester Metrolink
Manchester Oxford Road
Manchester Piccadilly
Manchester Metrolink
Manchester Airport
Manchester Metrolink Airport interchange
Braystones & Nethertown
are request stops.

Kents Bank is served by Northern Trains, who operate a basic hourly service with some two-hour gaps between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. Certain northbound trains are extended to Whitehaven and Carlisle, and several southbound trains are extended to Preston and Manchester Airport. A (mostly) hourly service runs each way on Sundays.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Price, James (1998). Sharpe, Paley and Austin: A Lancaster Architectural Practice 1836–1942. Lancaster: Centre for North-West Regional Studies. p. 78. ISBN 1-86220-054-8.
  2. ^ Kents Bank Station "The Carlisle Kid" Geograph.org; Retrieved 24 November 2016
  3. ^ Kents Bank Station Information National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016
  4. ^ GB eNRT May 2023 Edition, Table 100
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Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Cark and Cartmel   Northern Trains
Furness Line
  Grange-over-Sands