General information | |||||
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Location | Workington, Cumberland England | ||||
Coordinates | 54°38′42″N 3°33′32″W / 54.6449643°N 3.5589030°W | ||||
Grid reference | NX995288 | ||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | WKG | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Whitehaven Junction Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (London Midland Region) | ||||
Key dates | |||||
19 January 1846 | Opened as Workington | ||||
2 June 1924 | Renamed Workington Main | ||||
6 May 1968 | Renamed Workington | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.237 million | ||||
2020/21 | 62,910 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.184 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.191 million | ||||
2023/24 | 0.199 million | ||||
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Workington railway station is a railway station serving the coastal town of Workington 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.