Kirkby Stephen railway station

Kirkby Stephen
General information
Location	Kirkby Stephen, Eden England
Coordinates	54°27′18″N 2°22′07″W / 54.4549076°N 2.3687030°W / 54.4549076; -2.3687030
Grid reference	NY762066
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	KSW
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
1 May 1876	Opened as Kirkby Stephen
1 October 1900	Renamed Kirkby Stephen and Ravenstonedale
8 June 1953	Renamed Kirkby Stephen West
6 May 1968	Renamed Kirkby Stephen
4 May 1970	Closed
14 July 1986	Reopened
Passengers
2018/19	27,654
2019/20	30,912
2020/21	5,572
2021/22	25,758
2022/23	29,888
Services
Preceding station Northern Following station Garsdale towards Leeds via Settle Settle and Carlisle Line Appleby towards Carlisle
Location Kirkby Stephen Location in Eden, Cumbria Show map of the former Eden District Kirkby Stephen Location in Cumbria, England Show map of Cumbria
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Kirkby Stephen is a railway station in Eden in Cumbria, England, on the Settle and Carlisle Line, which runs between Carlisle and Leeds via Settle. The station is situated 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-west of the market town of Kirkby Stephen, just within the civil parish of Wharton, and also serves the nearby villages of Newbiggin-on-Lune and Ravenstonedale. It lies 41 miles 35 chains (66.7 km) south of Carlisle, and is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.