Aspatria railway station
Aspatria Northern Trains | |||||
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Platforms | 2 | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
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Station code | ASP | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
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Original company | Maryport and Carlisle Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Maryport and Carlisle Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (London Midland Region) | ||||
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12 April 1841 | Opened | ||||
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Aspatria railway station is a railway station serving the town of Aspatria 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.
History
The station was opened by the Maryport and Carlisle Railway on 12 April 1841, although the line heading north-east to Wigton was not completed until 1845.
The station was once the junction for the branch line to Mealsgate. Passenger trains on this line began on 2 April 1866, but ceased on 22 September 1930. Complete closure of the line followed on 1 December 1952.[1]
The station became part of the
The station
Facilities
The station is unstaffed and has no ticket machine (though one is to be installed during 2019), so tickets must be purchased prior to travel or on the train (the main buildings are now in private residential use). Shelters are located on both platforms. Timetable posters, digital information screens and a telephone are provided to give train running information, whilst there is also public wifi access on offer. The platforms are linked by footbridge and there is step-free access to each one.[3]
Services
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Following the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by an hourly service between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness, with some trains continuing to Lancaster. During the evening, the station is served by an hourly service between Carlisle and Whitehaven. All services are operated by Northern Trains.[4]
Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter
In May 2018, Northern introduced a Sunday service between Whitehaven and Barrow-in-Furness, the first Sunday service to operate south of Whitehaven for over 40 years.[5][6]
On 5 February 2024 Northern was criticised for continuing to mispronounce the station name, six months after its announcements had been re-recorded. The name was still being announced "As-spat-ria" rather than "As-spay-tria". The company said it was aiming to complete the roll-out of its updates by the "summer".[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Cumbria Railways - The Bolton Loop Maryport and Carlisle Railway". www.cumbria-railways.co.uk.
- ^ "Aspatria Signal Box". Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ Aspatria station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 20 December 2016
- ^ "Train times: Carlisle to Preston and Manchester via Cumbrian Coast and Windermere to Manchester Airport" (PDF). Northern Trains. 16 May 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Cumbria's west coast rail services reinstated after 40 years". BBC News. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- Whitehaven News. Archivedfrom the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Northern yet to fix Aspatria mispronunciation". 5 February 2024 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
Sources
- OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. OCLC 22311137.
- Marshall, J. (1981) Forgotten Railways North-West England, David & Charles (Publishers) Ltd, Newton Abbott. ISBN 0-7153-8003-6
- Station on navigable Ordnance Survey map
Further reading
- Thomas, Anne; Thomas, Bill (1996). Neil, Parkhouse (ed.). "J Harris - Sole owner". Archive (9, 10 & 11). ISSN 1352-7991.
External links
Media related to Aspatria railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Aspatria railway station from National Rail
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Wigton | Cumbrian Coast Line
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Maryport | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Brayton | Maryport and Carlisle Railway | Arkleby | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Baggrow | Maryport and Carlisle Railway | Arkleby |