General information | |||||
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Location | Carnforth, City of Lancaster England | ||||
Coordinates | 54°07′47″N 2°46′17″W / 54.1296244°N 2.7714886°W | ||||
Grid reference | SD496706 | ||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | CNF | ||||
Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
History | |||||
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Pre-grouping | |||||
Post-grouping | |||||
Key dates | |||||
22 September 1846 | L&CR: Opened as Carnforth–Yealand | ||||
6 June 1857 | U&LR: Opened as Carnforth | ||||
1 February 1864 | L&CR: Renamed Carnforth | ||||
2 August 1880 | L&CR and U&LR stations combined | ||||
1 May 1970 | West Coast Main Line platforms closed | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.189 million | ||||
2020/21 | 51,772 | ||||
Interchange | 1,987 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.151 million | ||||
Interchange | 11,282 | ||||
2022/23 | 0.162 million | ||||
Interchange | 15,713 | ||||
2023/24 | 0.175 million | ||||
Interchange | 16,518 | ||||
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Carnforth is a railway station on the Bentham and Furness Lines, sited 6 miles (10 km) north of Lancaster, England; it serves the market town of Carnforth, in Lancashire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.