Roose railway station

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	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Roose
Roose
General information
Location	Roose, Borough of Barrow-in-Furness ; England
Coordinates	54°06′54″N3°11′40″W / 54.1150592°N 3.1943835°W
Grid reference	SD220694
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	ROO
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 1851	Opened as Roosegate
1 March 1858	Renamed Roose
Passengers
2018/19	53,920

Last updated August 22, 2024

Roose

Location in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria

Roose

Location in Cumbria, England

Roose is a railway station on the Furness Line, which runs between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. The station, situated 1+3⁄4 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.

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

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

External links

Media related to Roose railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Train times and station information for Roose railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Barrow-in-Furness		Northern Trains Cumbria–Manchester Airport	Dalton
Barrow-in-Furness		Northern Trains Furness Line	Dalton
	Historical railways
Barrow-in-Furness Strand		Furness Railway	Furness Abbey

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[GEO-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

[NRT-4] Table 100 National Rail timetable, May 2023

[North_Yorkshire-5] 1 2 Stations in Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees are considered part of North East England, while stations in the unitary areas of York and North Yorkshire are considered part of Yorkshire and the Humber.

[6] Stations in North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire are considered part of Yorkshire and the Humber, while all other stations are considered part of the East Midlands.

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Roose

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
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	ROO
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 1851	Opened as Roosegate
1 March 1858	Renamed Roose
Passengers

2018/19	53,920