Staveley railway station

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 National Rail

Staveley railway station (seen from a train) in 2009
Location
Place Staveley
Local authority South Lakeland
Grid reference SD469980
Operations
Station code SVL
Managed by Northern
Number of platforms 1
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11 Increase 49,138
2011/12 Decrease 45,448
2012/13 Increase 47,894
2013/14 Increase 49,656
2014/15 Decrease 47,492
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.
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Staveley railway station is a railway station in Staveley in Cumbria, England. The station is on the Windermere Branch Line connecting Oxenholme and Windermere and is managed by Northern. Staveley was a request stop until December 2012.

History

The station opened on 20 April 1847[1]

Services

Monday through Saturday there is an hourly service to Windermere and hourly to Oxenholme, with a few daily services extending to Preston and Manchester.[2] On Sundays there is an hourly service to Oxenholme and return to Windermere.The station has a single platform, before the branch was reduced to single track it had two that were staggered either side of the road bridge at the east end of the station.

External links

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References

  1. "Opening of the Kendal and Windermere Railway". Westmorland Gazette (England). 24 April 1847. Retrieved 10 April 2016 via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
  2. GB eNRT 2015-16 Edition, Table 83 (Network Rail)

Coordinates: 54°22′30″N 2°49′08″W / 54.375°N 2.819°W / 54.375; -2.819


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