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Silverdale railway station

Coordinates: 54°10′11″N 2°48′14″W / 54.1696070°N 2.8037555°W / 54.1696070; -2.8037555
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Silverdale
National Rail
General information
LocationSilverdale, City of Lancaster
England
Coordinates54°10′11″N 2°48′14″W / 54.1696070°N 2.8037555°W / 54.1696070; -2.8037555
Grid referenceSD476751
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeSVR
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyUlverstone and Lancaster Railway
Pre-groupingFurness Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
1 September 1857Opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 47,978
2019/20Increase 50,722
2020/21Decrease 16,202
2021/22Increase 41,260
2022/23Increase 42,212
Location
Silverdale is located in the City of Lancaster district
Silverdale
Silverdale
Silverdale is located in Lancashire
Silverdale
Silverdale
Location in Lancashire, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Silverdale is a railway station on the Furness Line, which runs between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. The station, situated 9+12 miles (15 km) north-west of Lancaster, serves the village of Silverdale in Lancashire. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

Facilities

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There is no footbridge or underpass; passengers cross the line at track level via a barrow crossing (so disabled travellers are not recommended to use the southbound platform without assistance).[1] The station buildings have been converted for residential use, but there are shelters on each side.[2] There is a small car park. A ticket machine is available, so travellers can purchase tickets (or a permit to travel if not in possession of a credit or debit card) here prior to boarding. Train running information is provided via digital information displays and timetable posters.

The station is about 1.3 miles (2.1 km) from the centre of the village by road, somewhat less by footpaths across the golf course and fields.[3]

The station is conveniently situated for visitors to Leighton Moss RSPB reserve, a few minutes' walk away, and Silverdale Golf Club, just across the road from the station. In June 2018, volunteers helped to set up a community-provided broadband link using the wifi from the nearby golf club and equipment supplied by Broadband for the Rural North (B4RN).[4]

Services

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Northern Trains
Route 6
Cumbrian Coast, Furness
& Windermere lines
Carlisle
Dalston
Wigton
Aspatria
Maryport
Flimby
Workington
Harrington
Parton
Whitehaven
Corkickle
St Bees
Nethertown
Braystones
Sellafield
Seascale
Drigg
Ravenglass
Heritage railway
Bootle
Silecroft
Millom
Green Road
Foxfield
Kirkby-in-Furness
Askam
Barrow-in-Furness
Roose
Dalton
Ulverston
Cark & Cartmel
Kents Bank
Grange-over-Sands
Arnside
Silverdale
Carnforth
Windermere
Staveley
Burneside
Kendal
Oxenholme Lake District
Lancaster
Preston
Chorley
Bolton
Deansgate
Manchester Metrolink
Manchester Oxford Road
Manchester Piccadilly
Manchester Metrolink
Manchester Airport
Manchester Metrolink Airport interchange
Braystones & Nethertown
are request stops.

Silverdale is generally served by the hourly Furness Line services from Lancaster to Barrow-in-Furness operated by Northern who also manage the station. Several longer-distance trains to Carlisle (via Millom) and Manchester Airport via Preston and Manchester Piccadilly call at the station throughout the day.[5]

Friends of Silverdale Station

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In 2015, the Friends of Silverdale Station (FOSS) was founded, with the intention of improving and enhancing the station. The group has held working parties to tidy the platforms and plant flowerbeds, and hopes to restore the 1850s Furness Railway waiting room for community use.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Silverdale Station Details National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016
  2. ^ Silverdale Station Taylor, Ian Geograph.org; Retrieved 25 November 2016
  3. ^ "Railway Station, Silverdale to LA5 0RA". Google Maps. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Volunteers beam Silverdale's old railway station into 21st century". 24 June 2018.
  5. ^ Table 100 National Rail timetable, May 2023 (Network Rail)
  6. ^ "Friends of Silverdale Station". Facebook. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
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Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Arnside   Northern Trains
Cumbria–Manchester Airport
  Carnforth
Arnside   Northern Trains
Furness Line
  Carnforth