Silverdale railway station

Silverdale is a railway station on the Furness Line, which runs between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. The station, situated 9+1⁄2 miles (15 km) north-west of Lancaster, serves the village of Silverdale in Lancashire. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

This article is about the railway station in Lancashire. For the former railway station in Staffordshire, see Silverdale railway station (Staffordshire).

Silverdale
National Rail
General information
LocationSilverdale, City of Lancaster
England
Coordinates54°10′11″N 2°48′14″W
Grid referenceSD476751
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeSVR
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
2017/18Decrease 53,218
2018/19Decrease 47,978
2019/20Increase 50,722
2020/21Decrease 16,202
2021/22Increase 41,260
Location
Silverdale is located in the City of Lancaster district
Silverdale
Silverdale
Silverdale is located in Lancashire
Silverdale
Silverdale
Location in Lancashire, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Facilities

There is no footbridge or underpass; passengers cross the line at track level via a barrow crossing (so disabled travellers are not recommended to use the southbound platform without assistance).[1] The station buildings have been converted for residential use, but there are shelters on each side.[2] There is a small car park. A ticket machine is available, so travellers can purchase tickets (or a permit to travel if not in possession of a credit or debit card) here prior to boarding. Train running information is provided via digital information displays and timetable posters.

The station is about 1.3 miles (2.1 km) from the centre of the village by road, somewhat less by footpaths across the golf course and fields.[3]

The station is conveniently situated for visitors to Leighton Moss RSPB reserve, a few minutes' walk away, and Silverdale Golf Club, just across the road from the station. In June 2018, volunteers helped to set up a community-provided broadband link using the wifi from the nearby golf club and equipment supplied by Broadband for the Rural North (B4RN).[4]

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.

Silverdale is generally served by the hourly Furness Line services from Lancaster to Barrow-in-Furness operated by Northern who also manage the station. Several longer-distance trains to Carlisle (via Millom) and Manchester Airport via Preston and Manchester Piccadilly call at the station throughout the day.[5]

Friends of Silverdale Station

In 2015, the Friends of Silverdale Station (FOSS) was founded, with the intention of improving and enhancing the station. The group has held working parties to tidy the platforms and plant flowerbeds, and hopes to restore the 1850s Furness Railway waiting room for community use.[6]

References
  1. Silverdale Station Details National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016
  2. Silverdale Station Taylor, Ian Geograph.org; Retrieved 25 November 2016
  3. "Railway Station, Silverdale to LA5 0RA". Google Maps. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. "Volunteers beam Silverdale's old railway station into 21st century".
  5. Table 100 National Rail timetable, May 2023 (Network Rail)
  6. "Friends of Silverdale Station". Facebook. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Arnside   Northern Trains
Cumbria–Manchester Airport		   Carnforth
Arnside   Northern Trains
Furness Line		   Carnforth


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