Seascale railway station

Seascale
Location
Place	Seascale
Local authority	Copeland
Grid reference	NY036011
Operations
Station code	SSC
Managed by	Northern Rail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	21,025
2005/06	25,681
2006/07	24,157
2007/08	26,740
2008/09	27,706
2009/10	33,788
2010/11	43,590
2011/12	37,438
History
Opened 1850 (1850)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Seascale from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Seascale railway station serves the village of Seascale in Cumbria, England. The railway station is on the Cumbrian Coast Line, and operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services.

The railway is dual-track as it passes through Seascale. The railway at Seascale passes over three bridges (two paths; one road) and underneath one (footbridge). The views are of St Bees Head and Scotland (to the north), Seascale village (to the east and south) and the Isle of Man (to the west). There are train shelters and seating but this is not a staffed station. Passenger trains frequencies have improved slightly since the December 2008 timetable change (there are now ten departures per day to Barrow and Carlisle), although there is no evening or Sunday service. Freight trains often pass through either going to or coming from Sellafield (the nuclear power station).

External links

• Train times and station information for Seascale railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Sellafield		Northern Rail Cumbrian Coast Line Mondays-Saturdays only		Drigg

Coordinates: 54°23′46″N 3°29′06″W / 54.396°N 3.485°W / 54.396; -3.485