Aspatria railway station

Aspatria
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Location
Place	Aspatria
Local authority	Allerdale
Coordinates
Grid reference	NY143412
Operations
Station code	ASP
Managed by	Northern Rail
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	18,259
2005/06	21,844
2006/07	21,032
2007/08	25,717
2008/09	27,540
2009/10	32,622
2010/11	30,734
2011/12	30,078
2012/13	29,472
2013/14	26,170
History
Key dates	Opened 12 April 1841 (12 April 1841)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Aspatria from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Aspatria railway station serves the town of Aspatria in Cumbria, England. The railway station is a request stop on part of the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line 20 miles (32 km) south west of Carlisle. The station is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services.

History

Opened by the Maryport and Carlisle Railway in 1841 (although the line through to Carlisle wasn't completed until 1845), the station was once the junction for the branch line to Mealsgate. Passenger trains on this route began in 1866 but ceased in September 1930 and complete closure followed in 1952.

The station became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, and then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Regional Railways until the Privatisation of British Railways.

The station signal box was the last surviving example built by the Maryport & Carlisle company prior to its closure and demolition in 1998.

Service

There is generally an hourly service northbound to Carlisle and southbound to Whitehaven with most trains going onward to Barrow-in-Furness. A few of the latter run through to Lancaster and Preston via the Furness Line.

On Sundays there are four trains each way, to Carlisle and Whitehaven.

See also

• Listed buildings in Aspatria

References

• Marshall, J (1981) Forgotten Railways North-West England, David & Charles (Publishers) Ltd, Newton Abbott. ISBN 0-7153-8003-6
• Station on navigable O.S. map

External links

• Train times and station information for Aspatria railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Wigton		Northern Rail Cumbrian Coast Line		Maryport
Historical railways
Brayton Line open, station closed		Maryport and Carlisle Railway Cumbrian Coast Line		Arkleby Line open, station closed
Disused railways
Baggrow Line and station closed		Maryport and Carlisle Railway Bolton Loop		Arkleby Line open, station closed