Silverdale railway station

Silverdale railway station serves the village of Silverdale in Lancashire, England. It is on the Furness Line from Barrow-in-Furness to Lancaster. The station is owned by Network Rail and operated by Northern.

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

Silverdale
Location
PlaceSilverdale
Local authorityLancaster
Coordinates54.16964°N 2.80369°W / 54.16964; -2.80369
Grid referenceSD476751
Operations
Station codeSVR
Managed byNorthern
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 59,352
2015/16 54,872
2016/17 55,892
2017/18 53,218
2018/19 47,978
History
Original companyUlverstone and Lancaster Railway
Pre-groupingFurness Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
1 September 1857Opened as Knowllys Hill[1]
UnknownRenamed Silverdale[1]
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Silverdale from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

Station

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).[2] The station buildings have been converted for residential use, but there are shelters on each side.[3] 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.[4]

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).[5]

Services
Northern Trains Route 6:
Cumbrian Coast & Windermere Lines
Carlisle
Dalston
Wigton
Aspatria
Maryport
Flimby
Workington
Harrington
Parton
Whitehaven
Corkickle
St. Bees
Nethertown
Braystones
Sellafield
Seascale
Drigg
Ravenglass
for Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
Bootle
Silecroft
Millom
Green Road
Foxfield
Kirkby-in-Furness
Askam
Barrow-in-Furness
Roose
Dalton
Ulverston
Cark and Cartmel
Windermere
Kents Bank
Staveley
Grange-over-Sands
Burneside
Arnside
Kendal
Silverdale
Oxenholme Lake District
Carnforth
Lancaster
Preston
Wigan North Western
Manchester Oxford Road
 Manchester Piccadilly
Manchester Airport
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 Wigan and Manchester Piccadilly call at the station throughout the day.[6]

Bus service 51, operated by Kirkby Lonsdale Coaches, runs between the station and the village, connecting with most train arrivals and operating on a "hail and ride" basis.[7]

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.[8]

References
  1. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  2. Silverdale Station Details National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016
  3. Silverdale Station Taylor, Ian Geograph.org; Retrieved 25 November 2016
  4. "Railway Station, Silverdale to LA5 0RA". Google Maps. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/16310986.volunteers-beam-silverdales-old-railway-station-into-21st-century/
  6. Table 82 National Rail timetable, May 2019 (Network Rail)
  7. "51: Carnforth - Silverdale via The Yealands". Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  8. "Friends of Silverdale Station". Facebook. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
Northern
Furness Line
Arnside   Northern Connect
Barrow-In-Furness - Manchester Airport
(Limited service)
   Carnforth


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