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This article is about the English railway station; for the Australian station, see Carlisle railway station, Perth
Carlisle railway station, Perth

Carlisle Train Station is a Transperth train station 7.4km from Perth railway station, on the Armadale railway line, Perth, in Western Australia....


Carlisle railway station, also known as Carlisle Citadel station, serves the Cumbrian
Cumbria

Cumbria is a non-metropolitan county in the North West England of England. Cumbria came into existence as a county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
 city of Carlisle
Carlisle

Carlisle is in the City of Carlisle, a district of Cumbria in North West England. It is located at the confluence of the rivers River Eden, Cumbria, River Caldew and River Petteril, south of the Anglo-Scottish border....
, and is a major station on the West Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line

The West Coast Main Line is a busy mixed-traffic railway route in the United Kingdom. It is central to the provision of fast, long-distance Intercity passenger services between London, the West Midlands , the North West England, North Wales and southern Scotland....
, lying 102 miles south of Glasgow Central, and 299 miles north of London Euston. It is also the northern terminus of the celebrated Settle and Carlisle Line
Settle-Carlisle Railway

The Settle–Carlisle Line is a long main railway line in northern England. It is also known as the Settle and Carlisle. It is a part of the National Rail network and was constructed in the 1870s....
 - notionally (and historically) a continuation of the Midland Main Line
Midland Main Line

The Midland Main Line is a major railway line in the United Kingdom, part of the Rail transport in Great Britain.The 'Modern' line links London St Pancras station to Sheffield Sheffield railway station in northern England via Luton, Bedford, Bedfordshire, Kettering, Leicester, Derby, Nottingham and Chesterfield....
 from Leeds
Leeds

Leeds is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England. It is the urban core and administrative centre of the wider metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds....
, Sheffield
Sheffield

Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. It is so named because of its origins in a field on the River Sheaf that runs through the city....
 and ultimately London St Pancras.

station was built in 1847 - at the time, one of a number of stations in the city; and expanded and extended in 1875-1876 with the arrival of the Midland Railway
Midland Railway

The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1844 to 1922 when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
.






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This article is about the English railway station; for the Australian station, see Carlisle railway station, Perth
Carlisle railway station, Perth

Carlisle Train Station is a Transperth train station 7.4km from Perth railway station, on the Armadale railway line, Perth, in Western Australia....


Carlisle railway station, also known as Carlisle Citadel station, serves the Cumbrian
Cumbria

Cumbria is a non-metropolitan county in the North West England of England. Cumbria came into existence as a county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
 city of Carlisle
Carlisle

Carlisle is in the City of Carlisle, a district of Cumbria in North West England. It is located at the confluence of the rivers River Eden, Cumbria, River Caldew and River Petteril, south of the Anglo-Scottish border....
, and is a major station on the West Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line

The West Coast Main Line is a busy mixed-traffic railway route in the United Kingdom. It is central to the provision of fast, long-distance Intercity passenger services between London, the West Midlands , the North West England, North Wales and southern Scotland....
, lying 102 miles south of Glasgow Central, and 299 miles north of London Euston. It is also the northern terminus of the celebrated Settle and Carlisle Line
Settle-Carlisle Railway

The Settle–Carlisle Line is a long main railway line in northern England. It is also known as the Settle and Carlisle. It is a part of the National Rail network and was constructed in the 1870s....
 - notionally (and historically) a continuation of the Midland Main Line
Midland Main Line

The Midland Main Line is a major railway line in the United Kingdom, part of the Rail transport in Great Britain.The 'Modern' line links London St Pancras station to Sheffield Sheffield railway station in northern England via Luton, Bedford, Bedfordshire, Kettering, Leicester, Derby, Nottingham and Chesterfield....
 from Leeds
Leeds

Leeds is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England. It is the urban core and administrative centre of the wider metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds....
, Sheffield
Sheffield

Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. It is so named because of its origins in a field on the River Sheaf that runs through the city....
 and ultimately London St Pancras.

History

The station was built in 1847 - at the time, one of a number of stations in the city; and expanded and extended in 1875-1876 with the arrival of the Midland Railway
Midland Railway

The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1844 to 1922 when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
. Most of the routes from the station remain in use - the only significant casualties being the former North British Railway
North British Railway

The North British Railway was a Scotland rail transport company that was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Railways Act 1921 in 1923....
 lines to Silloth
Silloth

Silloth is a port town in Cumbria, in the Historic counties of England of Cumberland in the north west of England.It sits on the shoreline of the Solway Firth, 22 miles west of Carlisle....
 (closed on 7 September 1964) and Edinburgh
Edinburgh

Edinburgh ; is the Capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish City status in the United Kingdom after Glasgow....
 via Galashiels
Galashiels

Galashiels is a burgh in the Scottish Borders, on the Gala Water river. The name is often abbreviated colloquially as "Gala".Galashiels is a major commercial centre and central communication point for the Scottish Borders....
 (the Waverley Line
Waverley Line

The Waverley Route is an abandoned double track railway line that ran south from Edinburgh in Scotland through Midlothian and the Scottish Borders to Carlisle in England....
, closed on 6 January 1969).

Services

Long-distance services are operated by Virgin Trains
Virgin Trains

Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, which currently provides services from Euston railway station to the West Midlands , North West England, North Wales and Scotland, and from Birmingham New Street station to North West England and Scotland, on the West Coast Main Line....
, with the main routes being London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
-Glasgow and Scotland-Birmingham New Street. Northern Rail
Northern Rail

Northern Rail is a train operating company that has operated local passenger services in the north of England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-NedRailways, is a consortium formed of NedRailways and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems....
 operate local stopping services to Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a City status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Situated on the north bank of the River Tyne, the city developed from a Roman Empire settlement called Pons Aelius, though it owes its name to the Newcastle Castle built in 1080, by Robert Curthose, the eldest son of...
 via the Tyne Valley Line, to Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness

Barrow-in-Furness , often known simply as Barrow, is an manufacturing and seaport which forms about half the territory of the wider Barrow-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria, England....
 via the Cumbrian Coast Line
Cumbrian Coast Line

|}The Cumbrian Coast Line is a rail route in North West England, running from Carlisle to Barrow-in-Furness via Workington and Whitehaven. The line forms part of Network Rail route NW 4033, which continues via Ulverston and Grange-over-Sands to Carnforth, where it connects with the West Coast Main Line....
, and to Leeds
Leeds

Leeds is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England. It is the urban core and administrative centre of the wider metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds....
 via the scenic Settle-Carlisle Line
Settle-Carlisle Railway

The Settle–Carlisle Line is a long main railway line in northern England. It is also known as the Settle and Carlisle. It is a part of the National Rail network and was constructed in the 1870s....
. First ScotRail
First ScotRail

First ScotRail is the FirstGroup train operating company running domestic passenger trains within Scotland and the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London....
 also operate services to Glasgow via Dumfries
Dumfries

Dumfries is a town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland and is situated close to the Solway Firth, near the mouth of the River Nith....
, as well as a cross-country route between Stranraer
Stranraer

Stranraer is a town in the south of Scotland in the west of the region of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire.Stranraer lies on the shores of Loch Ryan on the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland....
 and Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a City status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Situated on the north bank of the River Tyne, the city developed from a Roman Empire settlement called Pons Aelius, though it owes its name to the Newcastle Castle built in 1080, by Robert Curthose, the eldest son of...
.

  • Platform 1: Relief West Coast Main Line platform
  • Platform 2: Cumbrian Coast Line bay
  • Platform 3: West Coast Main Line north-bound platform
  • Platform 4: West Coast Main Line south-bound platform
  • Platform 5: Tyne Valley Line bay
  • Platform 6: Carlisle to Leeds Line bay
  • Platforms 7 & 8: Scottish services to various destinations between Carlisle and Glasgow.


There are stabling roads between Platforms 3 and 4 in the train shed, and a loop around Platform 1. There are several electrified sidings to the west of Platform 1.

2008

Service frequencies on each route varies - Mondays to Saturdays there are trains every one or two hours to London and at least every hour to Birmingham, Glasgow & Edinburgh. First TransPennine Express
First TransPennine Express

First TransPennine Express is a List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom in the United Kingdom. It is a joint operation between First Group and Keolis ....
 operate seven trains per day to Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport railway station

Manchester Airport railway station is the station that serves Manchester Airport, and is built into the airport's terminal buildings. The station was opened together with the second airport terminal in 1993....
 and there is a basic hourly service to both Newcastle & Whitehaven but a less frequent one to Glasgow via Kilmarnock (eight trains per day), to Leeds (six trains per day M-F, seven SO) and to Barrow-in-Furness (seven).

On Sundays the service is hourly on the WCML (every two hours to all main destinations apart from Manchester) and to Newcastle but infrequent on the other routes (three trains to Leeds & Whitehaven, two to Kilmarnock and another two to Dumfries only). There are two summer-only DalesRail afternoon trains to Preston via Clitheroe
Clitheroe railway station

Clitheroe railway station serves the town of Clitheroe in Lancashire, England. The station is the northern terminus of the Ribble Valley Line operated by Northern Rail and is 16 km north of Blackburn railway station....
 but no service to Barrow.

2009

Service frequencies on the West Coast Main Line have been improved somewhat following the introduction of the new VHF timetable by Virgin Trains. Mondays to Saturdays there are now trains every hour to London for much of the day (although one service from Euston no longer stops here, running non-stop between Preston & Glasgow) and at least every hour to Birmingham, Glasgow & Edinburgh. First TransPennine Express
First TransPennine Express

First TransPennine Express is a List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom in the United Kingdom. It is a joint operation between First Group and Keolis ....
 operate seven trains per day to Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport railway station

Manchester Airport railway station is the station that serves Manchester Airport, and is built into the airport's terminal buildings. The station was opened together with the second airport terminal in 1993....
 and there is a basic hourly service to both Newcastle & Whitehaven but a less frequent one to Glasgow via Kilmarnock (eight trains per day), to Leeds (six trains per day M-F, seven SO) and to Barrow-in-Furness (eight).

On Sundays the service is hourly on the WCML (every two hours to all main destinations apart from Manchester) and to Newcastle but infrequent on the other routes (three trains to Leeds & Whitehaven, two to Kilmarnock and another two to Dumfries only). There are two summer-only DalesRail afternoon trains to Preston via Clitheroe
Clitheroe railway station

Clitheroe railway station serves the town of Clitheroe in Lancashire, England. The station is the northern terminus of the Ribble Valley Line operated by Northern Rail and is 16 km north of Blackburn railway station....
 but no service to Barrow.

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