Kents Bank  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Kents Bank,Westmorland and Furness England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°10′22″N2°55′31″W / 54.1728754°N 2.9252051°W /54.1728754; -2.9252051 | ||||
| Grid reference | SD396756 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | KBK | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Ulverstone and Lancaster Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Furness Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (London Midland Region) | ||||
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| 1 September 1857 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  9,534 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  23,956 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 24,938 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 26,724 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 30,544 | ||||
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Kents Bank is a railway station on theFurness Line, which runs betweenBarrow-in-Furness andLancaster. The station, situated17+1⁄4 miles (28 km) north-west of Lancaster, serves the village ofKents Bank inCumbria. It is owned byNetwork Rail and managed byNorthern Trains.
The first station on the site opened in 1857 as part of theUlverston and Lancaster Railway, but it closed shortly afterwards owing to a lack of passenger traffic.[1] The present station buildings were designed in 1865 by the Lancaster-based architects,Paley and Austin, for theFurness Railway.[2]
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 PA system. Access to the northbound platform is via a user-worked barrierlevel crossing,[3] so whilst it has step-free access disabled travellers should exercise caution when crossing the line.[4]
The former station building is now a private residence, but since January 2024, its basement has housed a library specialising in railway books. It has several thousand titles in stock, and these are available for reference or loan. It is run by volunteers and is free to use. An extension to the building, including a derelict toilet block, is used as an art gallery.[1]
Kents Bank is served byNorthern Trains, who operate a regular service betweenBarrow-in-Furness andLancaster. Certain northbound trains are extended toWhitehaven andCarlisle, and several southbound trains are extended toPreston andManchester Airport. A (mostly) hourly service runs each way on Sundays.[5]
Media related toKents Bank railway station at Wikimedia Commons| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Cark and Cartmel | Northern Trains Furness Line | Grange-over-Sands | ||
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