Grange-over-Sands railway station

Grange-over-Sands
Location
Place	Grange-over-Sands
Local authority	South Lakeland
Coordinates	54°11′42″N 2°54′11″W / 54.195°N 2.903°WCoordinates: 54°11′42″N 2°54′11″W / 54.195°N 2.903°W
Grid reference	SD411781
Operations
Station code	GOS
Managed by	Northern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	0.132 million
2005/06	0.132 million
2006/07	0.148 million
2007/08	0.154 million
2008/09	0.135 million
2009/10	0.145 million
2010/11	0.157 million
2011/12	0.135 million
2012/13	0.148 million
2013/14	0.152 million
2014/15	0.154 million
History
Key dates	Opened 1857
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Grange-over-Sands from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Grange-over-Sands railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Grange-over-Sands in Cumbria, England. It is located on the Furness Line from Barrow-in-Furness to Lancaster. It is managed by Northern, who replaced former operator First TransPennine Express on 1 April 2016.

History

The station building was designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley for the Furness Railway Company in about 1864.^[1] It was extensively restored to its former glory in the late 1990s. The railway through Grange was originally opened on 1 September 1857 by the Ulverston & Lancaster Railway.^[2] The station was initially named Grange, the current name being adopted by the Furness Railway in June 1916. From 1 January 1923, the station was operated by the London Midland & Scottish Railway. At one time the line carried a very heavy industrial traffic to support the iron and steel industry of the Furness area, including coke from County Durham.

Station

The station is adjacent to the Grange-Over-Sands Promenade which runs along the edge of Morecambe Bay (until the River Kent changed its course, it was alongside the promenade - it is now (2011) further out in the bay towards Arnside) .

The station booking office is on the "up" (Lancaster) platform; the "down" Barrow) platform features a second-hand book-shop named Oversands Bookshop. There is step-free access to both platforms.

There is a small car park (40 spaces) at the station (daily charge £3-50 Mondays-Fridays, £1 at weekends), and a bus-stop for local services. The X6 bus operated by Stagecoach also travels to Ulverston and Barrow (westbound) and Kendal (eastbound), departing every hour during the day.

The station was awarded 'Heritage Station of the Year' in 2012.^[3]

Services

It is primarily served by local services from Lancaster to Barrow-in-Furness, with some continuing to Sellafield or Carlisle via the Cumbrian Coast Line. A few southbound services run through to Preston and Manchester Airport. There is normally one train an hour in each direction on weekdays & Saturdays (with peak extras) and a two-hourly service on Sundays.^[4]

See also

• List of non-ecclesiastical works by E. G. Paley

References

1. Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, p. 221, ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens. p. 108. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
3. "Annual report for 2012" (pdf). Furness Line. December 2012. p. 5. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
4. GB eNRT 2015-16 Edition, Table 82 (Network Rail)

External links

• Train times and station information for Grange-over-Sands railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Kents Bank		Northern Rail Furness Line		Arnside