Kents Bank railway station


Kents Bank railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Kents Bank in Cumbria, England. It is located on the Furness Line from Barrow-in-Furness to Lancaster. The station is owned by Network Rail and is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services.
The station building was designed by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin in 1865 for the Furness Railway. Though it remains, it is in private residential use.

Facilities

The station is unstaffed but now has ticket machines available, allowing passenger to buy before boarding. Shelters are located on each platform, along with digital information screens and a P.A system. Access to the northbound platform is via a user-worked barrier level crossing, so whilst it has step-free access disabled travellers should exercise caution when crossing the line.

Services

Kents Bank is served by Northern, who operate a basic hourly service with some two-hour gaps between and. Certain northbound trains are extended to & and several southbound trains are extended to and. A hourly service runs each way on Sundays.