Kendal railway station

Kendal
Former First North Western Class 175 Coradia unit no. 175115 departs Kendal with a service to Windermere
Location
Place	Kendal
Local authority	South Lakeland
Grid reference	SD519932
Operations
Station code	KEN
Managed by	Northern
Number of platforms	1
DfT category	F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11	226,348
2011/12	217,342
2012/13	224,590
2013/14	230,522
2014/15	224,580
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Kendal from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Kendal railway station is a railway station serving Kendal in Cumbria, England.

History

The station opened on 28 September 1846^[1] as the temporary terminus of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway. Through trains operated from 20 April 1847^[2] when the Kendal and Windermere Railway opened its line to Windermere.

The second platform at the station was taken out of use when the line was singled in May 1973. A car park now occupies the site of the demolished Oxenholme-bound platform, signal box and goods depot. The signal box was dismantled after closure and rebuilt at Kirkby Stephen on the Settle-Carlisle Line. The former station building survives but no longer forms part of the station itself.

Description

It is on the Windermere Branch Line from Oxenholme to Windermere. It is operated by Northern. It only has one platform, which has a stone-built shelter. The station is unstaffed: passengers must buy tickets in advance or from the conductor on board the train.

The station is served by one train per hour in each direction between Windermere to Oxenholme, with some services running direct to Manchester Airport. Passengers for most other destinations must change at Oxenholme.^[3]

Services are operated with Class 185 Pennine Diesel Multiple Units subleased from First TransPennine Express units since the incorporation of the route into the Northern franchise.

References

1. "Opening of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway to Kendal". Dumfries and Galloway Standard. Scotland. 30 September 1846. Retrieved 10 April 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
2. "Opening of the Kendal and Windermere Railway". Westmorland Gazette. England. 24 April 1847. Retrieved 10 April 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
3. GB eNRT 2015-16 Edition, Table 83 (Network Rail)

External links

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

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Oxenholme Lake District		Northern Windermere Branch Line		Burneside

Coordinates: 54°19′55″N 2°44′24″W / 54.332°N 2.740°W