Silecroft railway station

Silecroft
National Rail
General information
LocationSilecroft, Copeland
England
Coordinates54°13′33″N 3°20′04″W / 54.2259441°N 3.3344736°W / 54.2259441; -3.3344736
Grid referenceSD130819
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeSIC
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
1 November 1850Opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 7,858
2019/20Increase 10,810
2020/21Decrease 4,270
2021/22Increase 8,800
2022/23Decrease 8,038
Location
Silecroft is located in the former Borough of Copeland
Silecroft
Silecroft
Location in Copeland, Cumbria
Silecroft is located in Cumbria
Silecroft
Silecroft
Location in Cumbria, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Silecroft is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 19 miles (31 km) north-west of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the villages of Kirksanton and Silecroft in Cumbria. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

The station is located to the west of the 1,970 ft (600 m) Black Combe Fell. It was opened, along with the line, on 1 November 1850 by the Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway.

The railway station is a request stop, and one of the many level crossings on this section of the route is controlled from the signal box at its south end.[1]

Some through trains to the Furness Line towards Lancaster stop here.

  1. ^ "Places to Visit - Silecroft" Cumbrian Coast Line website; Retrieved 14 November 2016