Seascale railway station

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Seascale
Location in Copeland, Cumbria
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Seascale
Location in Cumbria, England
Seascale
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General information
Location Seascale, Copeland
England
Coordinates 54°23′47″N3°29′07″W / 54.3962884°N 3.4851711°W / 54.3962884; -3.4851711
Grid reference NY036011
Owned by Network Rail
Managed by Northern Trains
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeSSC
Classification DfT category F2
History
Original company Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Furness Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
19 July 1849Opened as Seascale for Gosforth
1866Renamed Seascale for Gosforth and Wastwater
1955Renamed Seascale
Passengers
2018/19Decrease2.svg 36,618
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Seascale is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 33+14 miles (54 km) north-west of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the village of Seascale in Cumbria. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

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History

The station was opened on 19 July 1849 as Seascale for Gosforth when the Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway opened the line between Whitehaven Newtown and Ravenglass. [lower-alpha 1]

Originally the station had one platform on the inland side of a passing loop in the otherwise single track railway, there was a single siding with a crane and a small building. [3]

The station was renamed in 1866 to Seascale for Gosforth and Wastwater, although there are instances of the older, shorter, name being used in some publications. [1] By 1899 the line had been doubled and the station had two main platforms and a bay, the station building was larger, there was a goods yard to the south east able to accommodate most types of goods including live stock and was equipped with a three-ton crane. [4] [5]

At least one camping coach was positioned here by the London Midland Region from 1955 to 1971, from 1964 to 1969 there were two, including two Pullman type coaches in 1967 only. [6] The station was renamed in 1955 to Seascale. [1]

Facilities

There are train shelters, passenger information displays and seating on each side but the station is not staffed (though it is one of the few mandatory stops on the route); a ticket machine has now been installed by Northern to allow passengers to buy before boarding the train. [7] Access to the platforms is step-free on both sides, but the low platforms make the station unsuitable for mobility-impaired users without assistance (a Harrington Hump has been installed here to improve accessibility [8] ).

The views are of St Bees Head and across the Solway Firth towards southern Scotland (to the north), [9] Seascale village (to the east and south) and the Isle of Man (to the west).

Services

Northern Trains
Route 6
Cumbrian Coast, Furness
and Windermere Lines
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Since the May 2018 timetable change, a basic hourly service (with some shorter intervals) runs through the day until mid-evening. [10] A Sunday service also now operates (seven northbound, nine southbound) - the first time such a service has run since May 1976.

Notes

  1. There is some confusion over the actual date of opening the station, Quick (2022) reports that it is likely the formal opening was on the 18 July and that regular passenger trains began on 19 July, this is supported by local newspapers, the one cited giving a full account on page 4 and a summary with details of times and fares on page 1. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. pp. 404 & 523. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  2. "Opening of the Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway". Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser. 24 July 1849. pp. 1 & 4.
  3. "Seascale station on OS Six-inch map Cumberland LXXVIII (includes: Gosforth; Irton.)". National Library of Scotland. 1867. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. "Seascale station on OS 25 inch map Cumberland LXXVIII.13 (Drigg and Carleton)". National Library of Scotland. 1899. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  5. The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. p. 480. ISBN   0-7153-5120-6.
  6. 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 & 89. ISBN   1-870119-48-7.
  7. Seascale station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 2 December 2016
  8. "Places to Visit - Seascale" Cumbrian Coast Line website; Retrieved 14 November 2016
  9. "The Shore At Seascale" Towill, JTM; Geograph.org; Retrieved 28 January 2020
  10. Table 100 National Rail timetable, December 2019
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