Cark And Cartmel Railway Station

Cark and Cartmel railway station is a railway station that serves the villages of Cark, Flookburgh and Cartmel in Cumbria, England. It is located on the Furness Line from Barrow-in-Furness to Lancaster. HistoryThe station is architecturally interesting, with a main building erected by the Ulverston and Lancaster Railway in 1857. The station opened on 1 September 1857 as Cark-in-Cartmell. The current name was adopted in 1906. The Furness Railway took over the U& LR on 21 January 1862 and was absorbed into the London Midland & Scottish Railway on 1 January 1923. The station had a particular importance, as it serves Holker Hall, the home of Lord Cavendish of Furness formerly belonging to the Dukes of Devonshire. Special waiting rooms were provided for the dukes and their guests. The actual building retains many original features and is now a private residence. It extends to approximately one acre of gardens and woodland. FacilitiesThe station is unstaffed and has no ticket facilities of any kind . There are shelters and digital information screens on each platform, along with a long-line P. A system for train running information provision. The platforms are linked by a footbridge, but step-free access is also available on each side for disabled travellers.

Cark and Cartmel railway station is a railway station that serves the villages of Cark, Flookburgh and Cartmel in Cumbria, England. It is located on the Furness Line from Barrow-in-Furness to Lancaster. HistoryThe station is architecturally interesting, with a main building erected by the Ulverston and Lancaster Railway in 1857. The station opened on 1 September 1857 as Cark-in-Cartmell. The current name was adopted in 1906. The Furness Railway took over the U& LR on 21 January 1862 and was absorbed into the London Midland & Scottish Railway on 1 January 1923. The station had a particular importance, as it serves Holker Hall, the home of Lord Cavendish of Furness formerly belonging to the Dukes of Devonshire. Special waiting rooms were provided for the dukes and their guests. The actual building retains many original features and is now a private residence. It extends to approximately one acre of gardens and woodland. FacilitiesThe station is unstaffed and has no ticket facilities of any kind . There are shelters and digital information screens on each platform, along with a long-line P. A system for train running information provision. The platforms are linked by a footbridge, but step-free access is also available on each side for disabled travellers.