Ulverston railway station

Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Ulverston
Ulverston
General information
Location	Ulverston, Westmorland and Furness ; England
Coordinates	54°11′30″N3°05′53″W / 54.1917155°N 3.0979329°W
Grid reference	SD284778
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2 (numbered 1 & 3)
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	ULV
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 1857	Opened as Ulverstone
1877	Renamed Ulverston
Passengers
2019/20	0.323 million

Last updated December 18, 2024

Ulverston

Location in South Lakeland, Cumbria

Ulverston

Location in Cumbria, England

Ulverston is a railway station on the Furness Line, which runs between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster; it is situated 9+1⁄2 miles (15 km) north-east of Barrow-in-Furness. The station serves the market town of Ulverston in Cumbria. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

History

The Furness Railway's line from Barrow-in-Furness and Dalton was the first railway to serve the town, being completed on 7 June 1854.^[3] Three years later, the Ulverstone and Lancaster Railway opened the line southwards to Carnforth, via Arnside, and built a new through station on the current site; this opened on 1 September 1857,^[4] leaving the old FR terminus to be used as a goods depot. The Furness Railway then took over the Ulverstone and Lancaster company in 1862.

The current buildings are architecturally noteworthy and date from 1873, when they were rebuilt as befitting one of the main stations of the Furness Railway. The clock tower and glass awnings and supporting decorative ironwork, which were extensively restored and repainted in 1990, were particularly fine, but are now weed infested and on the point of collapse.^{[ citation needed ]} The passenger waiting room retains many period features.

The unusual platform layout, where the northbound line has a face on both sides, is a legacy of the station's former role as the interchange for the branch line to Lakeside. This diverged from the main line at Plumpton Junction, a few miles to the south, before heading north-eastwards through Greenodd and Haverthwaite; the branch reached its terminus at Lakeside on the southern shore of Windermere. The island platform allowed easy cross-platform interchange for those passengers travelling from the south changing onto the connecting service to Lakeside, whilst those wishing to exit the station could do so by alighting on the opposite side platform. Today, only platforms one and three are used.

The branch opened on 1 June 1869^[5] and was well-patronised from the outset in the summer months by tourists, who could make a convenient transfer to the Windermere steamboats at Lakeside. The line was much quieter in winter though and year-round services ended in the autumn of 1938; passenger trains thereafter ran only during the summer. This continued until 6 September 1965,^[6] when the line fell victim to the Beeching Axe.

The line's northern end was reopened subsequently on 2 May 1973,^[7] as the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway. However, the remainder was lifted in the early 1970s and the trackbed used for improvements to the A590 road, over which passengers must continue their journey if heading to Lakeside today.

Facilities

The station is fully staffed throughout the week, except in the late evening; the booking office and waiting room is located in the main building on platform 1 and a ticket machine is also available in this building.^[8]

In 2007, new digital information screens were installed allowing passengers to see the status and timing of their trains. Help points and an automated PA system are also provided. The platforms are linked by a subway, but there is no step-free access to either platform.^[8]

Services

Northern Trains
Route 6

Cumbrian Coast, Furness
& Windermere lines

Braystones & Nethertown
are request stops.

Northern Trains generally operates one train per hour in each direction to Barrow and to Lancaster on Monday to Saturday daytimes, with some additional peak period extras. A few through trains each day run beyond Barrow to Carlisle, via Whitehaven, and one to Millom; connections for Cumbrian Coast Line stations are available at Barrow at other times. Southbound, a number of services continue through to Preston and Manchester Airport, via Manchester Piccadilly.^[9]

A similar service operates on Sundays, with trains to Carlisle now running since the summer 2018 timetable change; the first time such trains have operated since 1976.

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Barrow-in-Furness		Northern Trains Cumbria–Manchester Airport	Cark and Cartmel
Dalton		Northern Trains Cumbria–Manchester Airport	Grange-over-Sands
Dalton		Northern Trains Furness Line	Cark and Cartmel
	Historical railways
Greenodd		Furness Railway Ulverston to Lakeside Line	Terminus

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References

Citations

↑ Quick 2022, p. 461.
↑ Historic England. "Ulverston railway station (Grade II) (1270170)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 March 2021.
↑ History of the Furness Railway Accessed 29 August 2008
↑ Butt 1995, p. 237.
↑ Butt 1995, p. 109.
↑ Butt 1995, p. 252.
↑ Butt 1995, p. 115.
1 2 Ulverston Station Information National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016
↑ "Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern". Northern Railway. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.

Sources

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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.

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[FOOTNOTEQuick2022461-1] Quick 2022, p. 461.

[2] Historic England. "Ulverston railway station (Grade II) (1270170)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 March 2021.

[3] History of the Furness Railway Accessed 29 August 2008

[FOOTNOTEButt1995237-4] Butt 1995, p. 237.

[FOOTNOTEButt1995109-5] Butt 1995, p. 109.

[FOOTNOTEButt1995252-6] Butt 1995, p. 252.

[FOOTNOTEButt1995115-7] Butt 1995, p. 115.

[ULV-8] 1 2 Ulverston Station Information National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016

[9] "Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern". Northern Railway. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.

[North_Yorkshire-10] 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.

[11] 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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