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Carnforth railway station
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| Carnforth | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Carnforth | ||
| Local authority | Lancaster | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.150 million | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Carnforth (source) | |||
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Carnforth railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Carnforth in Lancashire. The building was designed by architect William Tite and was famously used as the location in the 1945 film Brief Encounter. It is now operated by TransPennine Express.
After lying in a semi-derelict state for many years the railway station buildings have now been rejuvenated, and now there is a visitor centre as well as the "Brief Encounter" Cafe, a number of shops and a travel/ticket office.
Carnforth is served by two train operators.
- TransPennine Express operate regional express services from Manchester Airport to Barrow-in-Furness via the Furness Line.
- Northern Rail operate local services along the Furness Line to Barrow-in-Furness, and the Airedale Line to Skipton. Some services continue beyond Barrow to Sellafield or Carlisle via the Cumbrian Coast Line. Northern Rail services are operated using diesel multiple units of Classes 142, 144, very occasionally 150, 153, 156 and 158 make a very rare appearance. Carnforth is all so the headquarters of west coast railways.
The edges of the through platforms that served the WCML have be demolished and bartered back making them no longer usable.
- Train times and station information for Carnforth railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Carnforth railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Lancaster | TransPennine Express TransPennine North West |
Silverdale | ||
| Lancaster | Northern Rail Furness Line |
Silverdale | ||
| Wennington | Northern Rail Airedale Line |
Lancaster | ||
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