St Bees railway station
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St Bees | |||
Location | |||
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Place | St Bees | ||
Local authority | Copeland | ||
Operations | |||
Station code | SBS | ||
Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
Platforms in use | 2 | ||
Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
2004/05 * | 27,646 | ||
2005/06 * | 31,222 | ||
National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at St Bees from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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St Bees Railway Station is a train station serving the village of St Bees in Cumbria, England. It is a stop on part of the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line 70 km (44 miles) south east of Carlisle. It is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services.
St Bees is famous for the rocky St. Bees Head, the starting point of the Coast to Coast Walk that runs from the Irish Sea to the North Sea. Many walkers use the station to get transport to or from the starting/finishing point.
[edit] Services
On Monday to Saturdays there is an infrequent service northbound to Carlisle and southbound to Barrow-in-Furness. There is no Sunday service.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Corkicle | Northern Rail Cumbrian Coast Line Mondays-Saturdays only |
Nethertown |
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