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Harrington railway station

Coordinates: 54°36′49″N 3°33′56″W / 54.6136362°N 3.5656096°W / 54.6136362; -3.5656096
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Harrington
National Rail
General information
LocationHarrington, Allerdale
England
Coordinates54°36′49″N 3°33′56″W / 54.6136362°N 3.5656096°W / 54.6136362; -3.5656096
Grid referenceNX990253
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeHRR
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyWhitehaven Junction Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
18 May 1846Opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 24,422
2019/20Increase 35,928
2020/21Decrease 9,646
2021/22Increase 26,568
2022/23Decrease 26,496
Location
Harrington is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Harrington
Harrington
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
Harrington is located in Cumbria
Harrington
Harrington
Location in Cumbria, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Harrington railway station is a railway station serving the village of Harrington in Cumbria, England. It is on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

Harrington Hump

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The station came to national prominence in 2008 when it was chosen as the initial site for the installation of an experimental ramp to raise the height of the platform to improve access to modern rolling stock. Christened the Harrington Hump, the ramp was built for £25,000[1] – 10% of the estimated cost of the conventional rebuilding that would have otherwise been required to make the platform fully DDA compliant. The modular design has since been deployed at several other rural stations across the UK where the cost of platform upgrades would otherwise have been considered prohibitive.[2]

Facilities

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The station is unstaffed (like most others on the route), but now has been provided with a ticket machine to allow passengers to buy tickets before travelling. Shelters are located on both platforms, which are linked by a footbridge. Step-free access is available only on the southbound side (where the main entrance is situated).[3] Train running information is provided via telephone, digital information screens and timetable posters.

Service

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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.

There is generally an hourly service northbound to Carlisle and southbound to Whitehaven with most trains going onward to Barrow-in-Furness (no late evening service operates south of Whitehaven).[4] A few through trains operate to/from Lancaster via the Furness Line.

Train operator Northern introduced a regular Sunday through service to Barrow via the coast at the May 2018 timetable change – the first such service south of Whitehaven for more than 40 years. Services run approximately hourly from mid-morning until early evening, with later trains terminating at Whitehaven. This represents a major upgrade on the former infrequent service of four per day each way to/from Whitehaven only that previously operated. In addition, it was announced that Harrington would no longer be a request stop.

A 1914 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing the complex network which existed in the Workington area

References

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  1. ^ The Harrington Hump – Association of Community Rail Partnerships News Article Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine www.acorp.co.uk; retrieved 2010-12-30
  2. ^ Station hump helps train access BBC News article www.bbc.co.uk; retrieved 2010-12-30
  3. ^ Harrington station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  4. ^ GB eNRT December 2019 Edition, Table 100
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Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Workington   Northern Trains
Cumbrian Coast Line
  Parton
  Historical railways  
Workington   London and North Western Railway
Whitehaven Junction Railway
  Parton