Workington railway station
Workington Whitehaven Junction Railway | |
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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 | |
2018/19 | 0.195 million |
2019/20 | 0.237 million |
2020/21 | 62,910 |
2021/22 | 0.184 million |
2022/23 | 0.191 million |
Location | |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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.
History
The first Workington station on the Cumbrian Coast Line was built in the area known as Priestgate Marsh for the Whitehaven Junction Railway. Although the WJR was opened from Maryport to Workington in 1845[1] the WJR was advertising for tenders for building the station at Workington in October 1846.[2] The WJR station had a single arrival and departure platform (the line was single until 1860) and no platform canopy "the platform is open to the prevailing winds, and " (we) " believe Workington is the only first-class station in Great Britain so unprovided with shelter" complained the Workington town trustees in 1858.[3] In 1854 mis-set points led to a Maryport-Whitehaven goods train being routed into the end bay used by the Workington - Cockermouth trains: the goods train demolished the buffers and "dashed through" the booking office, the porter's office, and the gentleman's waiting room, carrying away the street wall of the station building, and finally coming to rest at the far wall of the ladies' waiting room. The booking office clerk having seen the train approaching, ensured there were no deaths but "the station" reported the Cumberland Pacquet "is of course a perfect wreck" [4] and had to be re-built. (Immediately after the accident, the gas supply to the station was turned off at the meter, but it was noted that three gas lights continued to burn - the town trustees (who owned the town gasworks) declined to restore the supply until the WJR gave a satisfactory explanation or adequate compensation).[5]
The
At the height of railway development, two other stations served Workington:
Layout
The station was built with yellow
Facilities
The station is staffed throughout the week (closed in the evenings). There are waiting rooms and covered waiting areas on each platform, which are linked via footbridge. Step-free access is available to both platforms via ramps and a foot level crossing, though this is only open when station staff are present.[7] Outside these times, the only available access routes have steps. A P.A system and digital information screens provide train running information.
Workington North station
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As a consequence of the
Services
There is generally an hourly service northbound to Carlisle and southbound to
Train operator Northern introduced a regular through Sunday service to Barrow via the coast at the May 2018 timetable change - the first such service south of Whitehaven for more than 40 years. Services run approximately hourly from mid-morning until early evening, with later trains terminating at Whitehaven. This represents a major upgrade on the former infrequent service of four per day each way to/from Whitehaven only that previously operated.
References
- ^ "Railway Intelligence - Local - Partial Opening of the Whitehaven Junction Railway". Carlisle Patriot. 14 November 1845. p. 3.
- ^ (advertisement): "Whitehaven Junction Railway - Tenders for Building the Station at Workington". Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser. 20 October 1846. p. 1.
- ^ "Workington Town Trustees". Whitehaven News. 25 March 1858. p. 2.
- ^ "Serious Accident on the Whitehaven Junction Railway". Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser. 13 December 1853. p. 3.
- ^ "A Railway Station in Darkness". Carlisle Patriot. 21 January 1854. p. 5.
- ^ e.g. "Assaulting a Railway Official". Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser. 14 November 1889. p. 5.
- ^ Workington station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 2 December 2016
- ^ "Station hope for town cut in two". BBC News. 24 November 2009.
- ^ Hume, Colette (30 November 2009). "Workington gets new rail station after Cumbria flood". BBC News Online. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ "Free shuttle train between Workington and Maryport". Times & Star. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ "New shuttle service on Cumbrian coast from Monday 30 November". Northern Rail. Archived from the original on 3 December 2009.
- ^ "FREE CUMBRIA FLOODS TRAIN SERVICE TO FINISH NEXT WEEK". Carlisle Times and Star. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ "New hourly train to help reunite Cumbrian community". Department for Transport. 30 November 2009. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012.
- ^ GB eNRT December 2019 Edition, Table 100
External links
- Media related to Workington railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Workington railway station from National Rail
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Flimby | Cumbrian Coast Line
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Harrington | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Workington Bridge | London and North Western Railway Cockermouth and Workington Railway |
Terminus | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Workington North | Cumbrian Coast Line
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Harrington | ||
Siddick Junction | Whitehaven Junction Railway
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Harrington |