Kents Bank railway station

Kents Bank is a railway station on the Furness Line, which runs between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. The station, situated 17+1⁄4 miles (28 km) north-west of Lancaster, serves the village of Kents Bank in Cumbria. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

Kents Bank
National Rail
General information
LocationKents Bank, South Lakeland
England
Coordinates54°10′22″N 2°55′31″W
Grid referenceSD396756
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeKBK
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyUlverstone and Lancaster Railway
Pre-groupingFurness Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
1 September 1857Opened
Passengers
2017/18Increase 28,356
2018/19Decrease 26,354
2019/20Increase 33,622
2020/21Decrease 9,534
2021/22Increase 23,956
Location
Kents Bank is located in the former South Lakeland district
Kents Bank
Kents Bank
Location in South Lakeland, Cumbria
Kents Bank is located in Cumbria
Kents Bank
Kents Bank
Location in Cumbria, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station building was designed in 1865 by the Lancaster-based architects, Paley and Austin, for the Furness Railway.[1] Though it remains, it is in private residential use.

Facilities

The station is unstaffed but now has ticket machines available, allowing passenger to buy before boarding. Shelters are located on each platform, along with digital information screens and a PA system. Access to the northbound platform is via a user-worked barrier level crossing,[2] so whilst it has step-free access disabled travellers should exercise caution when crossing the line.[3]

Services
Northern Trains
Route 6
Cumbrian Coast, Furness
and Windermere Lines
 Carlisle Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access
 Dalston Parking
 Wigton Parking Bicycle facilities
 Aspatria Parking Bicycle facilities
 Maryport Parking Bicycle facilities
 Flimby
 Workington Parking
 Harrington Parking
 Parton Parking
 Whitehaven Parking Bicycle facilities
 Corkickle
 St Bees Parking
 Nethertown Parking
 Braystones
 Sellafield Parking
 Seascale Parking Bicycle facilities
 Drigg
 Ravenglass for Eskdale Heritage railway
 Bootle Bicycle facilities
 Silecroft
 Millom Parking Bicycle facilities
 Green Road Parking
 Foxfield
 Kirkby-in-Furness Bicycle facilities
 Askam Parking
 Barrow-in-Furness Parking Handicapped/disabled access
 Roose
 Dalton Bicycle facilities
 Ulverston Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access
 Cark & Cartmel Parking
 Kents Bank
 Grange-over-Sands Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access
 Arnside Bicycle facilities
 Silverdale Bicycle facilities
 Carnforth Parking
Windermere Parking
 Staveley Bicycle facilities
 Burneside Bicycle facilities
 Kendal Parking Bicycle facilities
 Oxenholme Lake District Parking Handicapped/disabled access
Lancaster Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access
 Preston Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access
 Wigan North Western Parking Handicapped/disabled access
 Manchester Oxford Road
 Manchester Piccadilly Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access Manchester Metrolink
 Mauldeth Road Parking
 Burnage Bicycle facilities
 East Didsbury Parking Manchester Metrolink
 Gatley Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access
 Heald Green Bicycle facilities
 Manchester Airport Handicapped/disabled access Manchester Metrolink Airport interchange
Bootle, Braystones, Drigg, Flimby, Green Road,
Kirkby-in-Furness, Nethertown, Parton and
Silecroft are request stops.

Kents Bank is served by Northern Trains, who operate a basic hourly service with some two-hour gaps between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. Certain northbound trains are extended to Whitehaven and Carlisle, and several southbound trains are extended to Preston and Manchester Airport. A (mostly) hourly service runs each way on Sundays.[4]

References
  1. Price, James (1998). Sharpe, Paley and Austin: A Lancaster Architectural Practice 1836–1942. Lancaster: Centre for North-West Regional Studies. p. 78. ISBN 1-86220-054-8.
  2. Kents Bank Station "The Carlisle Kid" Geograph.org; Retrieved 24 November 2016
  3. Kents Bank Station Information National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016
  4. GB eNRT May 2023 Edition, Table 100
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Cark and Cartmel   Northern Trains
Cumbria–Manchester Airport		   Grange-over-Sands
Cark and Cartmel   Northern Trains
Furness Line		   Grange-over-Sands
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