Flimby railway station
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Flimby railway station in 2002 Photograph by Ben Brooksbank | |
| Location | |
| Place | Flimby |
| Local authority | Allerdale |
| Grid reference | NY020338 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | FLM |
| Managed by | Northern Rail. |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 5,939 |
| 2005/06 |
 6,350 |
| 2006/07 |
 4,832 |
| 2007/08 |
5,809 |
| 2008/09 |
6,884 |
| 2009/10 |
8,756 |
| 2010/11 |
12,770 |
| 2011/12 |
15,746 |
| 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 Flimby from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Flimby railway station serves the village of Flimby in Cumbria, England. The railway station is a request stop on the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line 29 miles (47 km) south east of Carlisle railway station. It is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services.
Service
There is generally an hourly service northbound to Carlisle and southbound to Whitehaven railway station with most daytime trains going onwards to Barrow-in-Furness. On Sundays there are four trains each way to Carlisle and Whitehaven (no Sunday service south of there). All of these trains only stop at Flimby on request.
In the aftermath of the November 2009 Great Britain and Ireland floods Flimby saw its passenger numbers soar because of the closure of road transport between the north and south of the town of Workington.[1] Additional peak time services were added for 26–27 November, followed by a new hourly shuttle service northbound to Maryport and southbound to Workington. This shuttle train was timetabled to always stop at Flimby, briefly reversing its status as a request only stop. This operated between 30 November 2009 and 28 May 2010. Workington North railway station, a temporary station, opened south of Flimby on 30 November 2009, reducing the pressure on trains at Flimby. In addition, all services between Workington, Workington North, Flimby and Maryport were free of charge for this period. [2]
References
- ↑ "Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledges to pay for temporary bridge". Times & Star. 25 November 2009.
- ↑ "New hourly train to help reunite Cumbrian community". Department for Transport. 30 November 2009.
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Coordinates: 54°41′24″N 3°31′16″W / 54.690°N 3.521°W
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