Oxenholme Lake District railway station is a railway station in
OxenholmeOxenholme is a village just south of the town of Kendal, with which it has begun to merge.Oxenholme Lake District railway station, located in the village, is a junction between the West Coast Main Line and the Windermere Branch Line....
, near
KendalKendal is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. It is south of Carlisle, on the River Kent, and has a total resident population of 27,505, making it the third largest settlement in Cumbria .Historically a part of Westmorland, Kendal today is known...
in
CumbriaCumbria is a shire county in the North West of England. Cumbria came into existence as a county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
. The station is situated on the
West Coast Main LineThe West Coast Main Line is a busy mixed-traffic railway route in the United Kingdom. It provides fast, long-distance Intercity passenger services between London, the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and southern Scotland....
and is also the start of the
Windermere Branch Line|}The Lakes Line is the railway line from Oxenholme to Kendal and Windermere, originally part of the Kendal and Windermere Railway.Passenger services are operated by TransPennine Express using modern Class 185 diesel multiple units....
to
WindermereWindermere is a town and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It lies about half a mile away from the lake, Windermere. Although the town Windermere does not touch the lake, it has now grown together with the older lakeside town of Bowness-on-Windermere, though the two retain distinguishable town...
. The station serves as a main line connection point for Kendal, and is managed by
Virgin TrainsVirgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, which currently provides services from London Euston to the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland, and from Birmingham New Street to North West England and Scotland, on the West Coast Main Line...
.
Oxenholme has the distinction of being the only village station currently served by express trains on the West Coast Main Line, all the other stations on this route being either towns or cities.
On February 10, 1965 fugitive John Middleton shot two policemen while hiding in the waiting room.
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Oxenholme Lake District railway station is a railway station in
OxenholmeOxenholme is a village just south of the town of Kendal, with which it has begun to merge.Oxenholme Lake District railway station, located in the village, is a junction between the West Coast Main Line and the Windermere Branch Line....
, near
KendalKendal is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. It is south of Carlisle, on the River Kent, and has a total resident population of 27,505, making it the third largest settlement in Cumbria .Historically a part of Westmorland, Kendal today is known...
in
CumbriaCumbria is a shire county in the North West of England. Cumbria came into existence as a county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
. The station is situated on the
West Coast Main LineThe West Coast Main Line is a busy mixed-traffic railway route in the United Kingdom. It provides fast, long-distance Intercity passenger services between London, the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and southern Scotland....
and is also the start of the
Windermere Branch Line|}The Lakes Line is the railway line from Oxenholme to Kendal and Windermere, originally part of the Kendal and Windermere Railway.Passenger services are operated by TransPennine Express using modern Class 185 diesel multiple units....
to
WindermereWindermere is a town and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It lies about half a mile away from the lake, Windermere. Although the town Windermere does not touch the lake, it has now grown together with the older lakeside town of Bowness-on-Windermere, though the two retain distinguishable town...
. The station serves as a main line connection point for Kendal, and is managed by
Virgin TrainsVirgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, which currently provides services from London Euston to the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland, and from Birmingham New Street to North West England and Scotland, on the West Coast Main Line...
.
Oxenholme has the distinction of being the only village station currently served by express trains on the West Coast Main Line, all the other stations on this route being either towns or cities.
Notable incidents
On February 10, 1965 fugitive John Middleton shot two policemen while hiding in the waiting room. Carlisle policemen George Russell and Alex Archibald were shot with Russell dying in hospital a few hours later.
On May 27, 2006 the station was the scene of a murder when a 19 year old man was stabbed aboard a Glasgow-
PaigntonPaignton railway station is the railway station serving Paignton in Devon, England. It is the terminus of the Riviera Line from Exeter and is also an interchange between National Rail services and the preserved Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway.-History:...
train as it was coming into the station. A 22 year old man was subsequently jailed for 21 years for the murder in November 2006.
The Grayrigg rail crash happened on 23 February 2007 when a Virgin
PendolinoThe Class 390 Pendolino is a type of train used in Great Britain. They are electric multiple units using Fiat's tilting train pendolino technology and built by Fiat Ferroviaria. Fifty-three 9-car units were built for Virgin Trains from 2001 to 2004 for operation on the West Coast Main Line...
train derailed after it had just left Oxenholme Lake District railway station. The crash left 1 person dead, and 22 others injured.
Services
Most
Virgin TrainsVirgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, which currently provides services from London Euston to the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland, and from Birmingham New Street to North West England and Scotland, on the West Coast Main Line...
services from London & Birmingham to Carlisle & Glasgow/Edinburgh call here to provide connections with the Windermere branch. There is normally a train at least every other hour to London and every hour to Birmingham New St and to Carlisle (most of these continuing to either Edinburgh or Glasgow).
First TransPennine ExpressFirst TransPennine Express is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It is a joint operation between First Group and Keolis . It operates regular services in the north including services linking the west and east coasts of England across the Pennines...
services between
Manchester AirportManchester 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 Windermere/Glasgow/Edinburgh also serve the station, although most Windermere services now start/terminate here rather than running through to Preston and Manchester.
In fiction
Oxenholme station appears in the
Swallows and AmazonsSwallows and Amazons is the first book in the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome and was first published in 1930. It is set in the Lake District between the two World Wars....
series of children's books by
Arthur RansomeArthur Mitchell Ransome was an English author and journalist, best known for writing the Swallows and Amazons series of children's books. These tell of school-holiday adventures of children, mostly in the Lake District and the Norfolk Broads. Many of the books involve sailing; other common...
as
Strickland Junction
See also
- Oxenholme
Oxenholme is a village just south of the town of Kendal, with which it has begun to merge.Oxenholme Lake District railway station, located in the village, is a junction between the West Coast Main Line and the Windermere Branch Line....
- First TransPennine Express
First TransPennine Express is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It is a joint operation between First Group and Keolis . It operates regular services in the north including services linking the west and east coasts of England across the Pennines...
- Virgin trains
Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, which currently provides services from London Euston to the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland, and from Birmingham New Street to North West England and Scotland, 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 provides fast, long-distance Intercity passenger services between London, the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and southern Scotland....
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