Staveley railway station

Staveley railway station is a railway station in Staveley in Cumbria, England. The station is on the Windermere Branch Line connecting Oxenholme and Windermere. The station is owned by Network Rail and is operated by Northern Trains who provide all passenger train services, Staveley was a request stop until December 2012.

For a station in Derbyshire that used this name in the 19th century, see Barrow Hill railway station.
Not to be confused with Staveley Central railway station.

Staveley
Staveley railway station (seen from a train) in 2009
Location
PlaceStaveley
Local authoritySouth Lakeland
Grid referenceSD469980
Operations
Station codeSVL
Managed byNorthern Trains
Number of platforms1
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 47,492
2015/16 44,660
2016/17 42,378
2017/18 40,920
2018/19 32,538
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Staveley from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

History

The station opened on 20 April 1847.[1] On 28 October 1887, John Studholme was using the foot crossing with the intention of getting a train to Windermere, when he was struck by an engine travelling at around 45 mph. He sustained a compound fracture to his right leg, and his collar bone was broken. At the Kendal Memorial Hospital, his leg was amputated the following day.[2]

Until the branch line was reduced to single track in 1973, there were two platforms staggered either side of the road bridge at the east end of the station.

Facilities

The station has a single platform. There is a single waiting shelter provided, along with digital CIS display, customer help point and a telephone to offer train running details. No step-free access is available, as the only entrance is via a staircase from Station Road.[3]

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.

Monday through Saturday there is an hourly service to Windermere and hourly to Oxenholme, with a few daily services extending to Lancaster, Preston and Manchester.[4] On Sundays, there is an hourly service to Oxenholme and return to Windermere.

Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
Windermere   Northern Trains
Windermere Branch Line		   Burneside
Windermere   Northern Connect
Windermere - Manchester Airport
(limited service)
   Burneside

References
  1. "Opening of the Kendal and Windermere Railway". Westmorland Gazette. England. 24 April 1847. Retrieved 10 April 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Shocking accident on the Railway near Kendal". Carlisle Patriot. England. 4 November 1887. Retrieved 8 July 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. Staveley (Cumbria) station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  4. GB eNRT 2017 Edition, Table 83 (Network Rail)


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