St Bees Railway Station

St Bees Railway Station, on the Cumbrian Coast Line, serves the village of St Bees in Cumbria, England. St Bees is one of the few mandatory stops on this section of the line (along with Askam, Sellafield, Ravenglass and Millom) and as a result all trains call here. It is the location of the only passing loop on the lengthy single track section between Whitehaven and Sellafield and trains are often scheduled to pass each other here. St Bees is famous for the rocky St. Bees Head, the starting point of the Coast to Coast Walk which runs from the Irish Sea to the North Sea. Many walkers alight at the station to start the walk. The station has the distinction of being the most westerly station in Northern England. HistoryThe Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway, a line which would link the town of Whitehaven with the Furness Railway at, was authorised in 1847. It was opened in stages, and the first section, that between Whitehaven and opened on 1 June 1849; St Bees station opened on 21 July 1849.

St Bees Railway Station, on the Cumbrian Coast Line, serves the village of St Bees in Cumbria, England. St Bees is one of the few mandatory stops on this section of the line (along with Askam, Sellafield, Ravenglass and Millom) and as a result all trains call here. It is the location of the only passing loop on the lengthy single track section between Whitehaven and Sellafield and trains are often scheduled to pass each other here. St Bees is famous for the rocky St. Bees Head, the starting point of the Coast to Coast Walk which runs from the Irish Sea to the North Sea. Many walkers alight at the station to start the walk. The station has the distinction of being the most westerly station in Northern England. HistoryThe Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway, a line which would link the town of Whitehaven with the Furness Railway at, was authorised in 1847. It was opened in stages, and the first section, that between Whitehaven and opened on 1 June 1849; St Bees station opened on 21 July 1849.