Cark and Cartmel railway station

Cark and Cartmel railway station (often just Cark railway station) is a railway station that serves the villages of Cark, Flookburgh and Cartmel in Cumbria, England. It is located on the Furness Line from Barrow-in-Furness to Lancaster.

The station is architecturally interesting, with a main building (see image) erected by the Ulverston and Lancaster Railway in 1857. The station had a particular importance, as it serves Holker Hall, the home of Lord Cavendish of Furness formerly belonging to the Dukes of Devonshire. Special waiting rooms were provided for the dukes and their guests. The actual building retains many original features and is now a private residence. It extends to approximately one acre of gardens and woodland.

Service

The station is on the Furness line linking Lancaster and Barrow (though some services extend south to Preston or north east to Carlisle).

• The station receives a roughly two hour service to Barrow operated by Northern Rail and calling at:

Ulverston, Dalton, Roose and Barrow-in-Furness.

Three of these services continue from Barrow on to Carlisle calling at:

Askam, Kirkby-in-Furness, Foxfield, Green Road, Millom, Silecroft, Bootle, Ravenglass, Drigg, Seascale, Sellafield, Braystones, Nethertown, St Bees, Corkickle, Whitehaven, Parton, Harrington, Workington, Flimby, Maryport, Aspatria, Wigton, Dalston, Carlisle

• There are six additional trains per day to Barrow-in-Furness, operated by First TransPennine Express, calling at:

Ulverston, Dalton, Roose and Barrow-in-Furness.

• There is also a roughly two hourly service towards Lancaster operated by Northern Rail and calling at:

Kents Bank, Grange over Sands, Arnside, Silverdale, Carnforth and Lancaster. Two services a day are extended to Preston, calling additionally at Preston only

• There are four services a day to Manchester Airport operated by First TransPennine Express, calling at:

Kents Bank (limited service), Grange over Sands, Arnside, Silverdale, Carnforth, Lancaster, Preston, Chorley, Bolton, Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport

External links

• Train times and station information for Cark and Cartmel railway station from National Rail