Seascale railway station

Seascale railway station serves the village of Seascale in Cumbria, England. The railway station is situated on the Cumbrian Coast Line, 33 ¹⁄₄ miles (53.5 km) north of Barrow-in-Furness and operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services. Seascale was one of the original stations[1] when the stretch of line between Whitehaven (not the current (Bransty) station, but the Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway station at Newtown, later renamed Preston Street) and Ravenglass opened in 1849.[2]

Seascale
Location
Place	Seascale
Local authority	Copeland
Grid reference	NY036011
Operations
Station code	SSC
Managed by	Northern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	36,410
2015/16	36,856
2016/17	40,464
2017/18	37,034
2018/19	36,618
History
Key dates	Opened 1849 (1849)
National Rail – UK railway stations
Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Seascale from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

The railway is dual-track as it passes through Seascale. The railway at Seascale passes over three bridges (two paths; one road) and underneath one (footbridge). The views are of St Bees Head and across the Solway Firth towards southern Scotland (to the north),[3] Seascale village (to the east and south) and the Isle of Man (to the west). There are train shelters, passenger information displays and seating on each side but the station is not staffed (though it is one of the few mandatory stops on the route); a ticket machine has now been installed by Northern to allow passengers to buy before boarding the train.[4] Access to the platforms is step-free on both sides, but the low platforms make the station unsuitable for mobility-impaired users without assistance (a Harrington Hump has been installed here to improve accessibility[5]).