Millom railway station

Millom National Rail
Location
Place Millom
Local authority Copeland
Grid reference SD171801
Operations
Station code MLM
Managed by Northern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2012/13 Increase 0.218 million
2013/14 Increase 0.220 million
2014/15 Decrease 0.213 million
2015/16 Decrease 0.194 million
2016/17 Increase 0.195 million
History
Key dates Opened 1850 (1850)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Millom from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Millom Railway Station serves the town of Millom in Cumbria, England. The railway station is a stop on the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line 16 miles (26 km) north of Barrow-in-Furness. It is managed by Northern, who provide all passenger train services.

It was opened by the Whitehaven & Furness Junction Railway in 1850.

Until 1968, there was a short goods-only branch from here to the ironworks at Hodbarrow. This was abandoned after the works closed but the disused trackbed can still be seen from passing trains, whilst the old works site is now a nature reserve.[1]

The station buildings also house Millom Heritage Museum And Visitor Centre (which runs the rail ticket office) and a small workshop offering furniture restoration.[2]

Facilities

The booking office operates on a part-time basis (07:00 - 15:00, Mondays through Saturdays); outside these times tickets must be purchased on the train, as no ticket machine is available here. Information screens and posters provide train running details for passengers. Both platforms have separate step-free access and are linked via a footbridge.[3]

Services

Monday to Saturdays, there is generally an hourly service southbound to Barrow-in-Furness and northbound to Carlisle (one terminates at Sellafield) - however there is no service northbound after 21:00, with the last few trains from Barrow terminating here. Some services extend from Barrow along the Furness Line to Lancaster and Preston.[4]

Northern introduced a Sunday service from the station (for the first time since 1976) from the summer 2018 timetable change. This runs broadly hourly from mid-morning until early evening.

References

  1. ↑ "Hodbarrow, Millom, Cumbria - Featured Location Guide".
  2. ↑ "Places to Visit - Millom"Cumbrian Coast Line; Retrieved 14 November 2016
  3. ↑ Millom station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 1 December 2016
  4. ↑ Table 100 National Rail timetable, May 2018
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Cumbrian Coast Line
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Coordinates: 54°12′40″N 3°16′16″W / 54.211°N 3.271°W / 54.211; -3.271


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