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Millom railway station

Coordinates: 54°12′40″N 3°16′14″W / 54.2110036°N 3.2706093°W / 54.2110036; -3.2706093
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Millom
National Rail
General information
LocationMillom, Copeland
England
Coordinates54°12′40″N 3°16′14″W / 54.2110036°N 3.2706093°W / 54.2110036; -3.2706093
Grid referenceSD171801
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeMLM
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Original companyWhitehaven and Furness Junction Railway
Pre-groupingFurness Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
1 November 1850Opened as Holborn Hill
1 August 1866Renamed Millom for Holborn Hill
1893/1894Renamed Millom
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.196 million
2019/20Increase 0.217 million
2020/21Decrease 78,216
2021/22Increase 0.164 million
2022/23Increase 0.168 million
Location
Millom is located in the former Borough of Copeland
Millom
Millom
Location in Copeland, Cumbria
Millom is located in Cumbria
Millom
Millom
Location in Cumbria, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Millom is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 16 miles (26 km) north-west of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the town of Millom in Cumbria. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

It was originally opened by the Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway on 1 November 1850 as Holborn Hill. The station's name was changed to Millom for Holborn Hill on 1 August 1866, and Millom during the 1890s.[1]

Until 1968, there was a short goods-only branch from here to the ironworks at Hodbarrow. This was abandoned after the works closed but the disused trackbed can still be seen from passing trains, whilst the old works site is now a nature reserve.[2]

The station buildings also house Millom Heritage Museum And Visitor Centre (which runs the rail ticket office) and a small workshop offering furniture restoration.[3]

Facilities

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The booking office operates on a part-time basis (07:00–15:00, Mondays through Saturdays); outside these times tickets can be purchased from a vending machine on the southern side (as Northern have installed these at all stations on the route that didn't previously have them[4]). Information screens and posters provide train running details for passengers. Both platforms have separate step-free access and are linked via a footbridge.[5]

Services

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Northern Trains
Route 6
Cumbrian Coast, Furness
& Windermere lines
Carlisle
Dalston
Wigton
Aspatria
Maryport
Flimby
Workington
Harrington
Parton
Whitehaven
Corkickle
St Bees
Nethertown
Braystones
Sellafield
Seascale
Drigg
Ravenglass
Heritage railway
Bootle
Silecroft
Millom
Green Road
Foxfield
Kirkby-in-Furness
Askam
Barrow-in-Furness
Roose
Dalton
Ulverston
Cark & Cartmel
Kents Bank
Grange-over-Sands
Arnside
Silverdale
Carnforth
Windermere
Staveley
Burneside
Kendal
Oxenholme Lake District
Lancaster
Preston
Chorley
Bolton
Deansgate
Manchester Metrolink
Manchester Oxford Road
Manchester Piccadilly
Manchester Metrolink
Manchester Airport
Manchester Metrolink Airport interchange
Braystones & Nethertown
are request stops.

Monday to Saturdays, there is generally an hourly service southbound to Barrow-in-Furness and northbound to Carlisle (one terminates at Sellafield) - however there is no service northbound after 21:00, with the last few trains from Barrow terminating here. Some services extend from Barrow along the Furness Line to Lancaster and Preston.[6]

Northern introduced a Sunday service from the station (for the first time since 1976) from the summer 2018 timetable change. This runs broadly hourly from mid-morning until early evening.

References

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  1. ^ Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 317. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Hodbarrow, Millom, Cumbria - Featured Location Guide".
  3. ^ "Places to Visit - Millom"Cumbrian Coast Line; Retrieved 14 November 2016
  4. ^ "Fares 2019"Cumbrian Coast Rail Users Group news article; Retrieved 8 November 2019
  5. ^ Millom station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 1 December 2016
  6. ^ Table 100 National Rail timetable, May 2019
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Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Silecroft   Northern Trains
Cumbrian Coast line
  Green Road
  Historical railways  
Silecroft   Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway   Green Road