Silverdale railway station

Silverdale railway station serves the village of Silverdale in Lancashire, England. It is on the Furness Line from Barrow-in-Furness to Lancaster. The station is owned by Network Rail and operated by Northern.

Silverdale
Location	Silverdale, Lancaster England
Coordinates	54.16964°N 2.80369°W
Grid reference	SD476751
Managed by	Northern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	SVR
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Ulverstone and Lancaster Railway
Pre-grouping	Furness Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 September 1857	Opened as Knowllys Hill[1]
Unknown	Renamed Silverdale[1]
Passengers
2015/16	54,872
2016/17	55,892
2017/18	53,218
2018/19	47,978
2019/20	50,722
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Station

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).[2] The station buildings have been converted for residential use, but there are shelters on each side.[3] 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.[4]

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).[5]

Services

Route 6: Cumbrian Coast Line and Windermere Line
Carlisle Dalston (Cumbria) Wigton Aspatria Maryport Flimby Workington Harrington Parton Whitehaven Corkickle St. Bees Nethertown Braystones Sellafield Seascale Drigg Ravenglass for Eskdale Bootle Silecroft Millom Green Road Foxfield Kirkby-in-Furness Askam Barrow-in-Furness Roose Dalton Ulverston Cark and Cartmel Kents Bank Grange-over-Sands Arnside Silverdale Carnforth Windermere Staveley Burneside Kendal Oxenholme Lake District Lancaster Preston Manchester Oxford Road Manchester Piccadilly Manchester Airport
Bootle, Braystones, Drigg, Flimby, Green Road, Kirkby-in-Furness, Nethertown, Parton and Silecroft 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 Wigan and Manchester Piccadilly call at the station throughout the day.[6]

Bus service 51, operated by Kirkby Lonsdale Coaches, runs between the station and the village, connecting with most train arrivals and operating on a "hail and ride" basis.[7]

Friends of Silverdale Station

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.[8]

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
2. Silverdale Station Details National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016
3. Silverdale Station Taylor, Ian Geograph.org; Retrieved 25 November 2016
4. "Railway Station, Silverdale to LA5 0RA". Google Maps. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
5. https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/16310986.volunteers-beam-silverdales-old-railway-station-into-21st-century/
6. Table 82 National Rail timetable, May 2019 (Network Rail)
7. "51: Carnforth - Silverdale via The Yealands". Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
8. "Friends of Silverdale Station". Facebook. Retrieved 10 November 2015.

External links

• Train times and station information for Silverdale railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Arnside		Northern Trains Furness Line		Carnforth
Arnside		Northern Trains Barrow-in-Furness - Manchester Airport (Limited service)		Carnforth