Corkickle railway station
Corkickle railway station is a railway station serving the suburb of Corkickle near Whitehaven in Cumbria, England. It is on the Cumbrian Coast line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains. The station opened on 3 December 1855, and is at the southern end of the 1,219 m (3,999 ft) tunnel from Whitehaven. Between 1855 and 1957, the station was known as Whitehaven Corkickle.
Corkickle | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Corkickle, Borough of Copeland England |
| Coordinates | 54°32′29″N 3°34′55″W |
| Grid reference | NX977174 |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Managed by | Northern Trains |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | CKL |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Furness Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (London Midland Region) |
| Key dates | |
| 19 July 1849 | Opened as Whitehaven Newtown |
| 3 December 1855 | Resited and renamed Whitehaven Corkickle |
| 1957 | Renamed Corkickle |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 53,668 |
| 2019/20 | 68,974 |
| 2020/21 | 18,114 |
| 2021/22 | 44,724 |
| 2022/23 | 51,068 |
| Location | |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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