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Carlisle railway station
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- This article is about the English railway station; for the Australian station, see Carlisle railway station, Perth
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| Location | |||
| Place | Carlisle | ||
| Local authority | City of Carlisle | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | CAR | ||
| Managed by | Virgin Trains | ||
| Platforms in use | 8 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 1.170 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1847 Extended 1875 |
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| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Carlisle. | |||
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Carlisle railway station, also known as the Citadel station, serves the Cumbrian city of Carlisle, and is a major station on the West Coast Main Line, lying 102 miles south of Glasgow Central, and 299 miles north of London Euston.
The station was built in 1847 - at the time, one of a number of stations in the city; and expanded and extended in 1875-1876 with the arrival of the Midland Railway.
Long-distance services are operated by Virgin Trains, with the main routes being London-Glasgow and Scotland-Midlands-South Coast. Northern Rail operate local stopping services to Newcastle upon Tyne via the Tyne Valley Line, to Barrow-in-Furness via the Cumbrian Coast Line, and to Leeds via the scenic Settle-Carlisle Line. First ScotRail also operate services to Glasgow via Dumfries, as well as a cross-country route between Stranraer and Newcastle.
- Platform 1: Relief West Coast Main Line platform
- Platform 2: Cumbrian Coast Line bay
- Platform 3: West Coast Main Line north-bound platform
- Platform 4: West Coast Main Line south-bound platform
- Platform 5: Tyne Valley Line bay
- Platform 6: Carlisle to Leeds Line bay
- Platforms 7 & 8: Scottish services to various destinations between Carlisle and Glasgow.
There are stabling roads between Platforms 3 and 4 in the train shed, and a loop around Platform 1. There are several electrified sidings to the west of Platform 1. A siding mainly used by Northern Rail DMUs is hidden away beside Platform 5.
- Train times and station information for Carlisle railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Carlisle railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Haltwhistle (Limited service) |
First ScotRail |
Gretna Green | ||
| Watford Junction | First ScotRail Lowland Caledonian Sleeper |
Carstairs | ||
| Wetheral | Northern Rail Tyne Valley Line |
Terminus | ||
| Armathwaite | Northern Rail Settle-Carlisle Line |
Terminus | ||
| Terminus | Northern Rail Cumbrian Coast Line |
Dalston | ||
| Penrith | Virgin Trains West Coast Main Line |
Lockerbie | ||
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