Kirkby Stephen railway station

Kirkby Stephen is a railway station in Eden in Cumbria, England, on the Settle and Carlisle Line, which runs between Carlisle and Leeds via Settle. The station is situated 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-west of the market town of Kirkby Stephen, just within the civil parish of Wharton, and also serves the nearby villages of Newbiggin-on-Lune and Ravenstonedale. It lies 41 miles 35 chains (66.7 km) south of Carlisle, and is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

Kirkby Stephen
General information
LocationKirkby Stephen, Eden
England
Coordinates54°27′18″N 2°22′07″W
Grid referenceNY762066
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeKSW
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
1 May 1876Opened as Kirkby Stephen
1 October 1900Renamed Kirkby Stephen and Ravenstonedale
8 June 1953Renamed Kirkby Stephen West
6 May 1968Renamed Kirkby Stephen
4 May 1970Closed
14 July 1986Reopened
Passengers
2018/19 27,654
2019/20 30,912
2020/21 5,572
2021/22 25,758
2022/23 29,888
Services
Preceding station Northern Following station
Garsdale
towards Leeds via Settle
 Settle and Carlisle Line Appleby
towards Carlisle
Location
Kirkby Stephen
Location in Eden, Cumbria
Kirkby Stephen
Location in Cumbria, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
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