St Bees railway station

St Bees
General information
Location	St Bees, Copeland England
Coordinates	54°29′33″N 3°35′28″W / 54.4924838°N 3.5911836°W / 54.4924838; -3.5911836
Grid reference	NX970119
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	SBS
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Furness Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
21 July 1849	Opened
Passengers
2019/20	77,134
2020/21	18,858
2021/22	60,280
2022/23	71,390
2023/24	79,482
Location St Bees Location in Copeland, Cumbria Show map of the former Borough of Copeland St Bees Location in Cumbria, England Show map of Cumbria
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.