Grange-over-Sands railway station

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Grange-over-Sands
Location in South Lakeland, Cumbria
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Grange-over-Sands
Location in Cumbria, England
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General information
Location Grange-over-Sands, South Lakeland
England
Coordinates 54°11′45″N2°54′09″W / 54.1957590°N 2.9025366°W / 54.1957590; -2.9025366
Grid reference SD411781
Owned by Network Rail
Managed by Northern Trains
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeGOS
Classification DfT category E
History
Original company Ulverstone and Lancaster Railway
Pre-grouping Furness Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
1 September 1857Opened as Grange
1 June 1916Renamed Grange-over-Sands
2 April 1923Renamed Grange
1 October 1930Renamed Grange-over-Sands
Passengers
2018/19Decrease2.svg 0.135 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Grange-over-Sands is a railway station on the Furness Line, which runs between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. The station, situated 15+1⁄2 miles (25 km) north-west of Lancaster, serves the town of Grange-over-Sands in Cumbria. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

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History

The station was opened as Grange on 1 September 1857 by the Ulverstone and Lancaster Railway. [2] [3]

The station was renamed several times, alternating between Grange and Grange-over-Sands, the current name being settled on by the London Midland and Scottish Railway in October 1930. [3]

The station building was designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley for the Furness Railway Company in about 1864. [4]

Two camping coaches were positioned here by the London Midland Region from 1954 to 1964, and four coaches from 1965 to 1970. [5]

At one time the line carried a very heavy industrial traffic to support the iron and steel industry of the Furness area, including coke from County Durham.

Location

The station is adjacent to the Grange-over-Sands Promenade which runs along the edge of Morecambe Bay (until the River Kent changed its course, it was alongside the promenade - it is now further out in the bay towards Arnside).

Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Kents Bank   Northern Trains
Furness Line 		  Arnside

Facilities

A Northern Class 158 calls with a service to Preston Grange-over-Sands - Arriva 158790 Preston service.JPG
A Northern Class 158 calls with a service to Preston

The station booking office is on the "up" (Lancaster) platform and is staffed all week; the "down" (Barrow-in-Furness) platform features a second-hand book-shop named Oversands Bookshop. There is step-free access to both platforms. [6] Digital information screens, customer help points and automatic announcements provide train running information.

There is a small car park at the station, and a bus-stop for local services. The X6 bus operated by Stagecoach also travels to Ulverston and Barrow (westbound) and Kendal (eastbound), departing every hour during the day. [7]

The station was awarded 'Heritage Station of the Year' in 2012.

Services

It is primarily served by local services from Lancaster to Barrow-in-Furness, with some continuing to Sellafield or Carlisle via the Cumbrian Coast Line. A number of southbound services run through to Preston and Manchester Airport. There is normally one train an hour in each direction on weekdays & Saturdays (with peak extras) and an hourly service on Sundays. [8] Since the May 2018 timetable change, there is a Sunday service on the Cumbrian Coast and a handful of through trains operate (three each way - connections are available at Barrow at other times).

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References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Grange-Over-Sands Railway Station (Grade II) (1269659)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 215. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  3. 1 2 Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 108. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
  4. ↑ Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, p. 221, ISBN   978-1-84802-049-8
  5. ↑ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. pp. 50 & 84–85. ISBN   1-870119-48-7.
  6. ↑ Grange-over-Sands Station Details Northern Station pages; Retrieved 25 November 2016
  7. ↑ "Stagecoach Bus X6".
  8. ↑ GB eNRT May 2023 Edition, Table 100 (Network Rail)
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