Roose railway station

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Roose
Location in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
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Roose
Location in Cumbria, England
Roose
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General information
Location Roose, Borough of Barrow-in-Furness
England
Coordinates 54°06′54″N3°11′40″W / 54.1150592°N 3.1943835°W / 54.1150592; -3.1943835
Grid reference SD220694
Owned by Network Rail
Managed by Northern Trains
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeROO
Classification DfT category F2
History
Original company Furness Railway
Pre-grouping Furness Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
1 June 1851Opened as Roosegate
1 March 1858Renamed Roose
Passengers
2018/19Decrease2.svg 53,920
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Roose is a railway station on the Furness Line, which runs between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. The station, situated 1+34 miles (3 km) east of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the suburb of Roose in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

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Facilities

Facilities here are very basic. The station is unstaffed and there are no permanent buildings present, other than standard shelters. [1] A ticket vending machine is available on platform 1 for purchase of tickets or promise to pay coupons and for the collection of pre-paid tickets. [2] As of today train running information is provided by digital display, telephone and timetable posters. Step-free access to the platforms is available via a ramp on the south side from the nearby road bridge that also acts as the link between the two and directly from the adjacent road on the northbound side. [3] [1]

Services

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 for Eskdale
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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.

Roose is served by Northern Trains, who operate a basic hourly service with some two hour gaps between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. Certain trains are extended northwards to Workington and Carlisle, and several southbound services are extended to Preston or Manchester Airport. [4] A similar service operates on Sundays.

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References

  1. 1 2 Roose Station Knapp, A.P Geograph.org; Retrieved 25 November 2016
  2. Roose Station Information Northern Station Pages; Retrieved 25 November 2016
  3. Roose Station Details National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016
  4. Table 100 National Rail timetable, May 2023
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