Grange-over-Sands is a railway station on the Furness Line, which runs between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. The station, situated 15+1⁄2 miles (25 km) north-west of Lancaster, serves the town of Grange-over-Sands in Cumbria. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
General information | |
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Location | Grange-over-Sands, South Lakeland England |
Coordinates | 54°11′45″N 2°54′09″W / 54.1957590°N 2.9025366°W |
Grid reference | SD411781 |
Owned by | Network Rail |
Managed by | Northern Trains |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | GOS |
Classification | DfT category E |
History | |
Original company | Ulverstone and Lancaster Railway |
Pre-grouping | Furness Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (London Midland Region) |
Key dates | |
1 September 1857 | Opened as Grange |
1 June 1916 | Renamed Grange-over-Sands |
2 April 1923 | Renamed Grange |
1 October 1930 | Renamed Grange-over-Sands |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.135 million |
2019/20 | 0.158 million |
2020/21 | 41,274 |
2021/22 | 0.132 million |
2022/23 | 0.128 million |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Feature | Original Furness Railway station building |
Designated | 2 May 1975 |
Reference no. | 1269659[1] |
Location | |
Grange-over-Sands Location in South Lakeland, Cumbria Grange-over-Sands Location in Cumbria, England | |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
The station was opened as Grange on 1 September 1857 by the Ulverstone and Lancaster Railway.[2][3]
The station was renamed several times, alternating between Grange and Grange-over-Sands, the current name being settled on by the London Midland and Scottish Railway in October 1930.[3]
The station building was designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley for the Furness Railway Company in about 1864.[4]
Two camping coaches were positioned here by the London Midland Region from 1954 to 1964, and four coaches from 1965 to 1970.[5]
At one time the line carried a very heavy industrial traffic to support the iron and steel industry of the Furness area, including coke from County Durham.
The station is adjacent to the Grange-over-Sands Promenade which runs along the edge of Morecambe Bay (until the River Kent changed its course, it was alongside the promenade - it is now further out in the bay towards Arnside).
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Kents Bank | Northern Trains Furness Line |
Arnside |
The station booking office is on the "up" (Lancaster) platform and is staffed all week; the "down" (Barrow-in-Furness) platform features a second-hand book-shop named Oversands Bookshop. There is step-free access to both platforms.[6] Digital information screens, customer help points and automatic announcements provide train running information.
There is a small car park at the station, and a bus-stop for local services. The X6 bus operated by Stagecoach also travels to Ulverston and Barrow (westbound) and Kendal (eastbound), departing every hour during the day.[7]
The station was awarded 'Heritage Station of the Year' in 2012.
Northern Trains Route 6 |
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Cumbrian Coast, Furness
and Windermere Lines |
Bootle, Braystones, Drigg, Flimby, Green Road,
Kirkby-in-Furness, Nethertown, Parton and Silecroft are request stops. |
It is primarily served by local services from Lancaster to Barrow-in-Furness, with some continuing to Sellafield or Carlisle via the Cumbrian Coast Line. A number of southbound services run through to Preston and Manchester Airport. There is normally one train an hour in each direction on weekdays & Saturdays (with peak extras) and an hourly service on Sundays.[8] Since the May 2018 timetable change, there is a Sunday service on the Cumbrian Coast and a handful of through trains operate (three each way - connections are available at Barrow at other times).