Grange-over-Sands | |
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Location | |
Place | Grange-over-Sands |
Local authority | South Lakeland |
Operations | |
Station code | GOS |
Managed by | First TransPennine Express |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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Annual rail passenger usage | |
2004/05 * | 0.132 million |
2005/06 * | 0.132 million |
2006/07 * | 0.148 million |
2007/08 * | 0.154 million |
2008/09 * | 0.135 million |
2009/10 * | 0.145 million |
History | |
Opened 1857 | |
National Rail - UK railway stations | |
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Grange-over-Sands from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Grange-over-Sands railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Grange-over-Sands in Cumbria. It is located on the Furness Line from Barrow-in-Furness to Lancaster. It is operated by First TransPennine Express.
It is primarily served by regional express services operated by First TransPennine Express from Manchester Airport via Preston to Barrow-in-Furness. Additionally, local services are operated by Northern Rail from Lancaster to Barrow-in-Furness, with some continuing to Sellafield or Carlisle via the Cumbrian Coast Line. There is normally one train an hour in each direction on weekdays & Saturdays (with peak extras) and a two-hourly service on Sundays
The station is adjacent to the Grange-Over-Sands Promenade which runs along the edge of Morecambe Bay (until the River Kent changed its course, it was alongside the promenade - it is now (2011) further out in the bay towards Arnside) .
The station booking office is on the "up" (Lancaster) platform; the "down" Barrow) platform features a second-hand book-shop (open erratic hours - search for Oversands Bookshop). There is step-free access to both platforms.
There is a small car park (40 spaces) at the station (daily charge £3-50 Mondays-Fridays, £1 at weekends), and a bus-stop for local services. The X35 bus operated by Stagecoach also travels to Kendal, departing every hour during the day.
The station building was designed by Lancaster architect Edward Paley and built by the Furness Railway Company about 1864. It was extensively restored to its former glory in the late 1990s. The railway through Grange was originally opened on 1 September 1857 by the Ulverston & Lancaster Railway,[1] at one time carrying a very heavy industrial traffic to support the iron and steel industry of the Furness area, including coke from County Durham.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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