Windermere railway station
Railway station in Windermere, Cumbria, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Windermere railway station serves Windermere in Cumbria, England. It is the terminus of the Windermere Branch Line, which runs from Oxenholme. It is owned by Network Rail and is operated by Northern Trains who provide all passenger train services.
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Location | Windermere, South Lakeland England | ||||
Grid reference | SD413986 | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
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Station code | WDM | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
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Opened | 1847 | ||||
Original company | Kendal and Windermere Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
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20 April 1847 | Opened | ||||
1973 | Reduced to single track | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.374 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.406 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.115 million | ||||
2021/22 | 0.310 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.316 million | ||||
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It is located just south of the A591, about 25 min walk or a short bus ride from the lake. The station is located behind a branch of the Booths supermarket chain, which occupies the site of the original station building, in front of the Lakeland store.