Place Aspatria Station code ASP DfT category F2 | Grid reference NY143412 Managed by Northern 2011/12 30,078 Number of platforms 2 | |
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Address Aspatria, Wigton CA7 2AL, United Kingdom Similar Wigton railway station, Harrington railway station, Bootle railway station, Maryport railway station, Burneside railway station | ||
Aspatria railway station serves the town of Aspatria in Cumbria, England. The railway station is a request stop on part of the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line 20 miles (32 km) south west of Carlisle. The station is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services.
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History
Opened by the Maryport and Carlisle Railway in 1841 (although the line through to Carlisle wasn't completed until 1845), the station was once the junction for the branch line to Mealsgate. Passenger trains on this route began in 1866 but ceased in September 1930 and complete closure followed in 1952.
The station became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, and then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Regional Railways until the Privatisation of British Railways.
The station signal box was the last surviving example built by the Maryport & Carlisle company prior to its closure and demolition in 1998.
Facilities
The station is unstaffed and has no ticket machine, so tickets must be purchased prior to travel or on the train (the main buildings are now in private residential use). Shelters are located on both platforms. Timetable posters and a telephone are provided to give train running information, whilst there is also public wifi access on offer. The platforms are linked by footbridge and there is step-free access to each one.
Service
There is generally an hourly service northbound to Carlisle and southbound to Whitehaven with most trains going onward to Barrow-in-Furness. A few of the latter run through to Lancaster and Preston via the Furness Line.
On Sundays there are four trains each way, to Carlisle and Whitehaven.