Windermere railway station
Railway station in Windermere, Cumbria, England
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Windermere railway station serves Windermere in Cumbria, England. It is the terminus of the Windermere Branch Line, which runs from Oxenholme. It is owned by Network Rail and is operated by Northern Trains who provide all passenger train services.
It is located just south of the A591, about 25 min walk or a short bus ride from the lake. The station is located behind a branch of the Booths supermarket chain, which occupies the site of the original station building, in front of the Lakeland store.
History
It is the terminus of the former Kendal and Windermere Railway.[1]
The Terrace, a row of cottages built for railway executives in 1849, is said to have been designed by the architect Augustus Pugin. One of the fireplaces is a copy of one of his in the Palace of Westminster.[2]
The selection of the town of Birthwaite as the location of the station serving the lake was what led to it taking the name Windermere, even though it is not on the water; nowadays, it has essentially grown together with Bowness-on-Windermere, which touches the lake.
The station was at one time bigger than at present, with four platforms and an overall roof.[3] Three tracks were taken out of use when the branch was reduced to a one-train operated single line in 1973 as an economy measure. The single track was cut back to a new truncated station in 1986 following the demolition of the trainshed and the building of a Booths supermarket, which has been designed to mimic the appearance of the original trainshed and incorporates the facade and canopy of the original station.
Facilities
The station has a staffed ticket office that is open throughout the week (06:00- 20:45 Weekdays and Saturdays, 10:30 to 20:45 Sundays); a self-service ticket machine is also provided for use outside these times and for collecting pre-paid tickets. A post box, toilets and a waiting room are available, along with cycle hire facilities and a pay phone. Running information is offered via digital CIS displays and timetable posters. Level access is available from the ticket office and station entrance to the platform.[4] Responsibility for operating the line passed from First TransPennine Express to Northern in April 2016.[5]
Services
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Cumbrian Coast, Furness & Windermere lines |
Northern primarily run Class 195 diesel multiple units at a frequency of one per hour in each direction along the line, which runs through Staveley, Burneside, and Kendal, and then interchanges with Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express services at Oxenholme Lake District. Four trains per day (three on Sundays) continue to Manchester Airport via Lancaster and Bolton. The last service of the day terminates at Preston.
Bus services
The station is also a hub for Stagecoach bus services connecting Windermere with Coniston, Grasmere, Keswick, Kendal and other destinations in Cumbria. Stagecoach also run regular buses through the town to the lake at Bowness-on-Windermere on the 599 route; these buses are open-top double-decker buses and run every 20 minutes in the summer.[6] The 597 minibus service links the station with the housing estates and health centre three mornings a week.[7]
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References
- ^ "Opening of the Kendal and Windermere Railway". Westmorland Gazette. England. 24 April 1847. Retrieved 10 April 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "A W N Pugin in Cumbria". Visit Cumbria. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ Vaughn, p.115
- ^ Windermere station facilities National Rail Enquiries
- ^ Northern Rail Franchise Improvements - DfT Archived 11 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 16 December 2015
- ^ Lakes Connection Service 599 Summer 2016
- ^ Windermere Town Service 597
- Vaughn, J.A.M (1980), Modern Branch Line Album, Ian Allan Publishing Ltd (Shepperton, Surrey). ISBN 0-7110-1030-7
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Windermere railway station.
- Train times and station information for Windermere railway station from National Rail
- Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
- Buses from the station
- Buses to the station
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Northern Trains | |||
| Terminus | Northern Connect Windermere - Manchester Airport | Staveley (limited service) | ||
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54°22′48″N 2°54′11″W / 54.380°N 2.903°W / 54.380; -2.903
