Burneside railway station
Burneside Northern | |
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Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Station code | BUD |
Classification | DfT category F2 |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 14,112 |
2019/20 | 22,016 |
2020/21 | 8,508 |
2021/22 | 17,618 |
2022/23 | 16,918 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Burneside railway station is in
History
The station opened on 20 April 1847[1] as part of the Kendal and Windermere Railway. From 1880 to 1972 the station had a connection to the Burneside Paper Mills Tramway. This line was subsequently acquired by the
Freight services were ended on the line in 1972, and the gradual reduction in passenger services culminated in 1973 when the line was reconfigured as a single-track railway, resulting in the closure of the former down platform. All trains, in both directions, have used the original up platform since 1973.
Services
Northern Trains Route 6 |
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Cumbrian Coast, Furness
and Windermere Lines |
Bootle, Braystones, Drigg, Flimby, Green Road,
Kirkby-in-Furness, Nethertown, Parton and Silecroft are request stops. |
There is an hourly service to Windermere, and return to Oxenholme. A small number of services continue to Preston and Manchester.[2] The station has been refurbished, and has a small waiting shelter, as well as other limited passenger facilities such as benches and electronic train information.
Until December 2012 Burneside was a request stop.
References
- ^ "Opening of the Kendal and Windermere Railway". Westmorland Gazette. England. 24 April 1847. Retrieved 10 April 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ GB eNRT 2015-16 Edition, Table 83 (Network Rail)
External links
- Train times and station information for Burneside railway station from National Rail
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Staveley | Northern Windermere branch line |
Kendal | ||
Staveley | Northern Windermere - Oxenholme Lake Districk |
Kendal |
54°21′18″N 2°45′58″W / 54.355°N 2.766°W