Corkickle railway station

Corkickle
National Rail
General information
LocationCorkickle, Borough of Copeland
England
Coordinates54°32′29″N 3°34′55″W / 54.5414869°N 3.5820824°W / 54.5414869; -3.5820824
Grid referenceNX977174
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
Station codeCKL
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyWhitehaven and Furness Junction Railway
Pre-groupingFurness Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
19 July 1849Opened as Whitehaven Newtown
3 December 1855Resited and renamed Whitehaven Corkickle
1957Renamed Corkickle
Passengers
2018/19Increase 53,668
2019/20Increase 68,974
2020/21Decrease 18,114
2021/22Increase 44,724
2022/23Increase 51,068
Location
Corkickle is located in the former Borough of Copeland
Corkickle
Corkickle
Location in Copeland, Cumbria
Corkickle is located in Cumbria
Corkickle
Corkickle
Location in Cumbria, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Corkickle railway station is a railway station serving the suburb of Corkickle near Whitehaven in Cumbria, England. It is on the Cumbrian Coast line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains. The station opened on 3 December 1855,[1] and is at the southern end of the 1,219 m (3,999 ft) tunnel from Whitehaven. Between 1855 and 1957, the station was known as Whitehaven Corkickle.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Quick (2009), p. 410.
  2. ^ British Railways (1957/8)