Langwathby railway station

Langwathby
Location
Place	Langwathby
Local authority	Eden
Grid reference	NY573334
Operations
Station code	LGW
Managed by	Northern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11	24,994
2011/12	26,642
2012/13	24,752
2013/14	24,350
2014/15	22,832
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Langwathby from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Langwathby railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Langwathby in Cumbria, England. It is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services.

History

The station was built by the Midland Railway and opened in 1876. It closed when local stopping trains over the Settle-Carlisle Line were withdrawn in May 1970, but was reopened by British Rail in July 1986.

The Carlisle-bound (down) station building has been converted into the Brief Encounter Tea Rooms and an antique shop. An enclosed bus-shelter style waiting room has been provided at the Carlisle end of the platform.

The relatively high usage passenger figures for the station may be explained by its proximity (5¾ miles) to Penrith.

Accidents and incidents

• On 6 March 1930, a passenger train departed from Culgaith station against signals and was in collision with a ballast train. Two people were killed and four were seriously injured.^[1]

Services

Six trains in each direction call at Langwathby on weekdays and three trains in each direction on Sundays. The station is also served two DalesRail trains from Preston & Blackpool North to Carlisle (and return) on Sundays during the summer months.^[2]

Services have been suspended since 9 February 2016 by a landslip at Eden Brow (near Armathwaite), which has destabilised the embankment on the eastern side of the railway where it passes through the Eden Gorge. An emergency timetable is in operation, with all trains replaced by buses until repairs are completed.

References

1. Hall, Stanley (1990). The Railway Detectives. London: Ian Allan. p. 95. ISBN 0 7110 1929 0.
2. GB National Rail Timetable Dec 2015-May 2016; Table 42

External links

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

Coordinates: 54°41′38″N 2°39′50″W / 54.694°N 2.664°W