Grange-over-Sands railway station

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Grange-over-Sands National Rail
Location
Place Grange-over-Sands
Local authority South Lakeland
Coordinates 54°11′42″N 2°54′11″W / 54.195°N 2.903°W / 54.195; -2.903Coordinates: 54°11′42″N 2°54′11″W / 54.195°N 2.903°W / 54.195; -2.903
Grid reference SD411781
Operations
Station code GOS
Managed by First TransPennine Express
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  0.132 million
2005/06 Increase 0.132 million
2006/07 Increase 0.148 million
2007/08 Increase 0.154 million
2008/09 Decrease 0.135 million
2009/10 Increase 0.145 million
2010/11 Increase 0.157 million
2011/12 Decrease 0.135 million
History
Opened 1857 (1857)
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* 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. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Grange-over-Sands railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Grange-over-Sands in Cumbria, England. It is located on the Furness Line from Barrow-in-Furness to Lancaster. It is operated by First TransPennine Express.

Current train service

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 was awarded 'Heritage Station of the Year' in 2012.[citation needed]

History

The station building was designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley for the Furness Railway Company in about 1864.[1] 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.[2] The station was initially named Grange, the current name being adopted by the Furness Railway in June 1916. From 1 January 1923, the station was operated by the London Midland & Scottish Railway. At one time the line carried a very heavy industrial traffic to support the iron and steel industry of the Furness area, including coke from County Durham.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, p. 221, ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8 
  2. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens. p. 108. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. 

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