Kents Bank railway station

Kents Bank
Location
Place Kents Bank
Local authority South Lakeland
Operations
Station code KBK
Managed by Northern Rail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *   18,701
2005/06 * 19,678
2006/07 * 15,560
2007/08 * 20,305
2008/09 * 21,012
2009/10 * 20,572
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Kents Bank from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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Kents Bank railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Kents Bank in Cumbria. It is located on the Furness Line from Barrow-in-Furness to Lancaster.

The station building was designed by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin in 1865 for the Furness Railway.[1]

Generally, services that are operated by Northern Rail mainly stop at this station. However, a few longer-distances services operated by First TransPennine Express also use the station.

References

  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. 

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Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
First TransPennine Express
Northern Rail
Railway stations in Cumbria
West Coast Main Line
(London Euston) → → Burton and Holme (closed) • Milnthorpe (closed) • Oxenholme Lake District • Grayrigg (closed) • Low Gill (closed) • Tebay (closed) • Shap (closed) • Clifton and Lowther (closed) • Penrith North Lakes • Plumpton (closed) • Calthwaite (closed) • Southwaite (closed) • Wreay (closed) • Brisco (closed) • Carlisle Citadel • Rockcliffe (closed) • Gretna (closed) → → (Glasgow and Edinburgh Waverley)
Cumbrian Coast Line
Carlisle Citadel • Cummersdale (closed) • Dalston • Curthwaite (closed) • Crofton (closed) • Wigton • Leegate (closed) • Brayton (closed) • Aspatria • Bullgill (closed) • Dearham Bridge (closed) • Maryport • Flimby • Siddick (closed) • Workington North (closed) • Workington Main • Harrington • Parton • Whitehaven • Corkickle • St Bees • Nethertown • Braystones • Sellafield • Seascale • Drigg • Ravenglass • Eskmeals (closed) • Bootle • Silecroft • Millom • Green Road • Foxfield • Kirkby-in-Furness • Askam-in-Furness • Barrow-in-Furness
Furness Line
Barrow-in-Furness • Roose • Furness Abbey (closed) • Dalton-in-Furness • Lindal (closed) • Ulverston • Cark and Cartmel • Kents Bank • Grange-over- Sands • Arnside
Settle-Carlisle Railway
Carlisle Citadel • Scotby (closed) • Cumwhinton (closed) • Cotehill (closed) • Armathwaite • Lazonby and Kirkoswald • Little Salkeld (closed) • Langwathby • Culgaith (closed) • New Biggin (closed) • Long Marton (closed) • Appleby • Ormside (closed) • Crosby Garrett (closed) • Kirkby Stephen • Garsdale • Dent
Tyne Valley Line
Carlisle Citadel • Wetheral • Heads Nook (closed) • How Mill (closed) • Brampton • Low Row (closed) → → (Newcastle Central)
Windermere Branch Line
Former railway lines
Cleator and Workington Junction Railway
Cleator Moor West • Moresby Parks • Distington • High Harrington • Workington Central • Seaton • Great Broughton
Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
Cockermouth and Workington Railway
Coniston Railway
Eden Valley Railway
South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway
(Stainmore Railway)
Eden Valley Railway
Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway
Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
Stainmore Railway
South Tynedale Railway