Silecroft railway station
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Silecroft is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 19 miles (31 km) north-west of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the villages of Kirksanton and Silecroft in Cumbria. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
General information | |||||
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Location | Silecroft, Copeland England | ||||
Coordinates | 54°13′33″N 3°20′04″W | ||||
Grid reference | SD130819 | ||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | SIC | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Furness Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (London Midland Region) | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 November 1850 | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 7,858 | ||||
2019/20 | 10,810 | ||||
2020/21 | 4,270 | ||||
2021/22 | 8,800 | ||||
2022/23 | 8,038 | ||||
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The station is located to the west of the 1,970 ft (600 m) Black Combe Fell. It was opened, along with the line, on 1 November 1850 by the Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway.
The railway station is a request stop, and one of the many level crossings on this section of the route is controlled from the signal box at its south end.[1]
Some through trains to the Furness Line towards Lancaster stop here.