Kirkby-in-Furness railway station

Kirkby-in-Furness
Kirkby-in-Furness railway station
Location
Place	Kirkby-in-Furness
Local authority	South Lakeland
Grid reference	SD226825
Operations
Station code	KBF
Managed by	Northern Rail
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	14,306
2005/06	15,326
2006/07	14,689
2007/08	17,320
2008/09	10,238
2009/10	16,094
2010/11	15,300
2011/12	15,520
2012/13	16,620
2013/14	15,194
2014/15	14,340
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Kirkby-in-Furness from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Kirkby-in-Furness railway station serves the village of Kirkby-in-Furness in Cumbria, England. The railway station is a request stop on the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line. Some through trains to the Furness Line stop here. It is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services.

The name Kirkby-in-Furness did not exist until the creation of the railway line. The village in fact is an amalgamation of six smaller villages/hamlets. The name Kirkby was chosen almost at random by the train company for the station and was eventually used for the collection of villages. In Victorian times it gained some fame as the station with the longest platform seat in the country. This though was removed many years ago.

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• Train times and station information for Kirkby-in-Furness railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Foxfield		Northern Rail Cumbrian Coast Line Mondays-Saturdays only		Askam

Coordinates: 54°13′55″N 3°11′20″W / 54.232°N 3.189°W / 54.232; -3.189