Station code SIC DfT category F2 Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference SD130819 Managed by Northern 2011/12 10,372 | |
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Similar Drigg railway station, Green Road railway st, Nethertown railway station, Foxfield railway station, Bootle railway station | ||
Silecroft Railway Station serves the village of Silecroft in Cumbria, England. It is also the nearest station to the neighbouring communities of Kirksanton & Haverigg and for the 1970 ft (600 m) Black Combe mountain to the east. It was opened along with the line in 1850 by the Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway.
Contents
The railway station is a request stop on the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line 19 miles (31 km) north east of Barrow-in-Furness and one of the many level crossings on this section of the route is controlled from the signal box at its south end.
Some through trains to the Furness Line towards Lancaster & Preston stop here. It is operated by Northern, which provides all the passenger train services.
Facilities
The station is unstaffed and (like many others on this route) has no ticket machine - passengers must buy on the train or in advance of their journey. There are shelters and information posters on each platform, along with a telephone for obtaining train running details. Level access is available to both platforms, but these are lower than standard and need portable steps for entry or exit from the train (so the station is not suitable for wheelchair users).
Services
Monday to Saturdays there is generally an hourly request service southbound to Barrow and northbound towards Whitehaven and Carlisle, although there are one or two longer gaps at certain times of day.
There is no evening or Sunday service.