Cumbrian Coast Line

The Cumbrian Coast Line is a 137.6 km long railway with standard gauge in North West England, which runs from Carlisle via Workington and Whitehaven to Barrow -in- Furness. The route is part of the Network Rail route NW 4033, leading to Carnforth as Furness Line On Ulverston and Grange-over -Sands and there has connection to the West Coast Main Line.

History

The Cumbrian Coast Line is an amalgamation of a number of previous ( sub) sections:

Carlisle to Maryport, Maryport and Carlisle Railway, opened in 1845 Maryport to Whitehaven, Whitehaven Junction Railway, purchased by the London and North Western Railway in 1866 Whitehaven to Kirkby -in- Furness, Whitehaven and Furness Railway, purchased by the Furness Railway in 1865 Kirkby -in- Furness to Barrow-in -Furness, Furness Railway opened in 1844

All these sections were taken over in 1923 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.

All lines that were connected to the route are set up on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, which is now operated as a museum railway.

  • Railway line in the United Kingdom
  • 1435 mm
Carlisle, Cumbria Cleator and Workington Junction Railway Cockermouth and Workington Railway River Derwent, Cumbria Seascale Low Level Waste Repository River Irt Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway River Esk (Cumbria) Coniston Railway Foxfield (Cumbria) River Duddon Barrow-in-Furness Dalton-in-Furness Furness Abbey Port of Barrow Rampside Roa Island Grange-over-Sands
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