Carnforth railway station

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Carnforth
Location
Place	Carnforth
Local authority	Lancaster
Operations
Managed by	Northern Rail
Platforms in use	2
Annual entry/exit 02/03	0.105 million *
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Carnforth railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Carnforth in Lancashire. The building was designed by architect William Tite and was famously used as the location in the 1945 film Brief Encounter. It is now operated by First TransPennine Express.

After lying in a semi-derelict state for many years the railway station buildings have now been rejuvenated, and now there is a visitor centre as well as the "Brief Encounter" Cafe, a number of shops and a travel/ticket office.

Carnforth is served by two train operators.

First TransPennine Express operate regional express services from Manchester Airport to Barrow-in-Furness via the Furness Line.
Northern Rail operate local services along the Furness Line to Barrow-in-Furness, and the Airedale Line to Skipton. Some services continue beyond Barrow to Sellafield or Carlisle via the Cumbrian Coast Line. Northern Rail services are operated using diesel multiple units of Classes 142, 144, 150, 153 and 156.

The edges of the through platforms that served the WCML have be demolished and bartered back making them no longer usable.

[edit] External links

Train times and station information for Carnforth railway station from National Rail
Street map and aerial photo of Carnforth railway station from Multimap.com

An extensive website about Carnforth Railway Station

Preceding station		Following station
Lancaster	First TransPennine Express TransPennine North West	Silverdale
Lancaster	Northern Rail Furness Line	Silverdale
Wennington	Northern Rail Airedale Line	Lancaster