Windermere railway station
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Windermere London Midland and Scottish Railway | |
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| Key dates | |
| 20 April 1847 | Opened |
| 1973 | Reduced to single track |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  0.374 million |
| 2019/20 |  0.406 million |
| 2020/21 | 0.115 million |
| 2021/22 | 0.310 million |
| 2022/23 | 0.316 million |
| Location | |
  Windermere Location in South Lakeland  Windermere Location in Cumbria | |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Windermere railway station serves
The station is owned by Network Rail and is operated by Northern Trains who provide all passenger train services.
The Terrace, a row of cottages, built for railway executives in 1849, is said to have been designed by the architect Augustus Pugin. One of the fireplaces is a copy of one of his in the Palace of Westminster.[2]
The selection of the town of Birthwaite as the location of the station serving the lake was what led to it taking the name Windermere, even though it is not on the water (nowadays it has essentially grown together with Bowness-on-Windermere, which touches the lake).
Layout
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The station was at one time bigger than at present, with four platforms and an overall roof.
Facilities
The station has a staffed ticket office that is open throughout the week (06:00- 20:45 Weekdays and Saturdays, 10:30 to 20:45 Sundays); a self-service ticket machine is also provided for use outside these times and for collecting pre-paid tickets. A post box, toilets and a waiting room are available, along with cycle hire facilities and a pay phone. Running information is offered via digital CIS displays and timetable posters. Level access is available from the ticket office and station entrance to the platform.
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. |
Bus services
The station is also a hub for Stagecoach bus services connecting Windermere with Coniston, Grasmere, Keswick, Kendal and other destinations in Cumbria. Stagecoach also run regular buses through the town to the lake at Bowness-on-Windermere on the 599 route; these buses are open-top double-decker buses and run every 20 minutes in the summer.[6] The 597 minibus service links the station with the housing estates and health centre three mornings a week.[7]
References
- ^ "Opening of the Kendal and Windermere Railway". Westmorland Gazette. England. 24 April 1847. Retrieved 10 April 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "A W N Pugin in Cumbria". Visit Cumbria. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ Vaughn, p.115
- ^ Windermere station facilities National Rail Enquiries
- ^ Northern Rail Franchise Improvements - DfT Archived 11 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 16 December 2015
- ^ Lakes Connection Service 599 Summer 2016
- ^ Windermere Town Service 597
- Vaughn, J.A.M (1980), Modern Branch Line Album, Ian Allan Publishing Ltd (Shepperton, Surrey). ISBN 0-7110-1030-7
External links
- Train times and station information for Windermere railway station from National Rail
- Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- Buses from the station
- Buses to the station
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | Northern Trains | |||
| Terminus | Northern Connect Windermere - Manchester Airport |
Staveley (limited service) | ||
| Kendal |