St Bees railway station

St Bees
National Rail
General information
LocationSt Bees, Copeland
England
Coordinates54°29′33″N 3°35′28″W / 54.4924838°N 3.5911836°W / 54.4924838; -3.5911836
Grid referenceNX970119
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeSBS
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
21 July 1849Opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 61,020
2019/20Increase 77,134
2020/21Decrease 18,858
2021/22Increase 60,280
2022/23Increase 71,390
Location
St Bees is located in the former Borough of Copeland
St Bees
St Bees
Location in Copeland, Cumbria
St Bees is located in Cumbria
St Bees
St Bees
Location in Cumbria, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

St Bees railway station is a railway station serving the village of St Bees 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.

It is the location of the only passing loop on the lengthy single track section between Whitehaven and Sellafield, and trains are often scheduled to pass each other here.[1]

St Bees is famous for the rocky St Bees Head, the starting point of the Coast to Coast Walk which runs from the Irish Sea to the North Sea, and many walkers alight at the station to start the walk. The station has the distinction of being the most westerly in Northern England.

  1. ^ Northern Rail timetable, Carlisle to Barrow-in-Furness, 11/12/2011-13/5/2012