Maryport railway station

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Maryport
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
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Maryport
Location in Cumbria, England
Maryport
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General information
Location Maryport, Cumberland
England
Coordinates 54°42′41″N3°29′39″W / 54.7112886°N 3.4940933°W / 54.7112886; -3.4940933
Grid reference NY037361
Owned by Network Rail
Managed by Northern Trains
Platforms1
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeMRY
Classification DfT category F2
History
Original company Maryport and Carlisle Railway
Pre-groupingMaryport and Carlisle Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
15 July 1840Opened
4 June 1860Resited
Passengers
2019/20Increase2.svg 0.115 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Maryport railway station serves the coastal town of Maryport in Cumbria, England. It is a stop on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

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History

A 1904 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (left) railways in the vicinity of Maryport (M&C in pink; LNWR in red) Brigham, Cockermouth, Linefoot, Marron & Maryport RJD 95.jpg
A 1904 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (left) railways in the vicinity of Maryport (M&C in pink; LNWR in red)

Two railway companies originally served the town: the Maryport and Carlisle Railway (M&C), which opened the line to Carlisle in stages between 1840 and 1845, and the Whitehaven Junction Railway which ran southwards to Workington and Whitehaven and opened in 1847. The latter company was taken over by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) in 1866, but the M&C remained independent right up until absorption into the LMS in January 1923. [1]

The station is the second to be built in the town; it dates from 1860 and replaced the original 1840 one built by the M&CR for its opening. [2] The old M&CR headquarters formed part of the substantial station building formerly located here, but this was demolished in the 1970s.

In the aftermath of the 2009 Cumbria floods, an additional hourly shuttle service operated southbound stopping at stations to Workington. All services between Workington, Workington North, Flimby and Maryport were free of charge until this service was terminated on 28 May 2010.

Facilities

The station is unstaffed and passengers must buy their ticket on the train or at an automatic ticket machine on the platform. Step-free access to the platform is available; train running information is provided by digital information screens and timetable posters. [3]

A new eco-friendly waiting shelter was erected at the station in the autumn 2011, at a cost of £120,000, to replace the more basic facilities previously offered. [4] [5]

The station is somewhat unusual in that it consists of a single bi-directional platform rather than the usual two side platforms used elsewhere on the double-tracked sections of the Cumbrian Coast Line. Southbound trains have to cross over to the northbound line to reach the platform before returning to the correct line south of the station. This can cause delays if two trains are scheduled to call in quick succession or if one or more trains are running late. Network Rail plans to address this issue as part of a future resignalling scheme. [6]

Service

Northern Trains
Route 6
Cumbrian Coast, Furness
& Windermere lines
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Carlisle
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Dalston
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Wigton
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Aspatria
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Maryport
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Flimby
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Workington
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Harrington
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Parton
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Whitehaven
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Corkickle
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St Bees
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Nethertown
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Braystones
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Sellafield
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Seascale
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Drigg
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Ravenglass
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Bootle
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Silecroft
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Millom
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Green Road
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Foxfield
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Kirkby-in-Furness
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Askam
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Barrow-in-Furness
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Roose
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Dalton
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Ulverston
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Cark & Cartmel
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Kents Bank
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Grange-over-Sands
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Arnside
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Silverdale
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Carnforth
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Windermere
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Staveley
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Burneside
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Kendal
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Oxenholme Lake District
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Lancaster
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Preston
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Chorley
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Bolton
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Deansgate
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Manchester Oxford Road
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Manchester Piccadilly
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Manchester Airport
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Braystones & Nethertown
are request stops.

Northern Trains operates a generally hourly service northbound to Carlisle and southbound to Whitehaven, with most trains continuing to Barrow-in-Furness; no late evening service operates south of Whitehaven. A few through trains operate to/from Lancaster, via the Furness Line. [7]

Train operator Northern introduced a regular through Sunday service to Barrow, via the coast, at the May 2018 timetable change; it was 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 represented a major upgrade on the former infrequent service of four per day each way to/from Whitehaven only.[ citation needed ]

Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Aspatria   Northern Trains
Cumbrian Coast Line
  Flimby
 Historical railways 
Terminus  London and North Western Railway
Whitehaven Junction Railway
  Flimby
Dearham Bridge   Maryport and Carlisle Railway  Terminus

Connections

Several bus routes stop in Maryport and can provide connections for travellers using the railway station; the bus stops on the A596 are only a short walk from the station. [8]

Route 60 begins in Maryport and heads north-west up the B5300 to Silloth, calling at Allonby, Mawbray, Beckfoot and Blitterlees; this provides residents of these smaller settlements with a connection to the station. There are also buses heading north towards Carlisle, via Crosby and Aspatria, south towards Workington via Dunmail Park shopping centre, and east towards Cockermouth. [9]

References

  1. "Maryport & Carlisle Railway History". Deborairwin.plus.com. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  2. "Maryport & Carlisle Railway". Cumbrian Railways Association. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  3. "Maryport Station Information". Northern Railway. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  4. "'Eco' train station officially opened at Maryport". News & Star. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  5. Clough, R; Clough, T. "Maryport station entrance in 2010". Geograph.org. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  6. "Lancashire & Cumbria RUS Summary". Network Rail. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
  7. "Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern". Northern Railway. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  8. "Google Maps - the location of the main A596 through Maryport relative to the station" . Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  9. "Maryport bus services". Bustimes.org. Retrieved 16 January 2025.