Lazonby & Kirkoswald railway station

Lazonby & Kirkoswald is a railway station on the Settle and Carlisle Line, which runs between Carlisle and Leeds via Settle. The station, which is situated 15 miles 32 chains (24.8 km) south-east of Carlisle, serves the villages of Kirkoswald, Lazonby and Great Salkeld, Eden in Cumbria, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

Lazonby & Kirkoswald
General information
Location	Lazonby, Eden England
Coordinates	54°45′03″N 2°42′13″W
Grid reference	NY548397
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	LZB
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
1 May 1876 (1876-05-01)	Opened as Lazonby
22 July 1895	Renamed Lazonby & Kirkoswald
4 May 1970	Closed
14 July 1986	Reopened
Passengers
2019/20	13,452
2020/21	1,762
2021/22	10,428
2022/23	13,306
2023/24	17,956
Services
Preceding station Northern Following station Langwathby towards Leeds via Settle Settle and Carlisle Line Armathwaite towards Carlisle
Location Lazonby & Kirkoswald Location in Eden, Cumbria Lazonby & Kirkoswald Location in Cumbria, England
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was opened by the Midland Railway on 1 May 1876. The station was designed by the Midland Railway company architect John Holloway Sanders.

Originally named Lazonby, it was renamed Lazonby & Kirkoswald on 22 July 1895. It is situated in the centre of Lazonby and, like many other stations on the line, was closed on 4 May 1970 when local passenger services between Skipton and Carlisle were withdrawn. The platforms and buildings survived however, and following several years of use by DalesRail excursions it was reopened on a full-time basis in July 1986. The old goods shed and yard is now used by a local bakery.

The southbound platform has a stone shelter and access ramps from the nearby road (so it is fully DDA-compliant). On the northbound platform, there is a bus-style waiting shelter. There is no ticket machine (though one is planned for the station by the end of 2019 as part of TOC Northern's wider programme of station improvements) or booking office, so tickets have to be bought in advance or on the train. Train running information is available via information boards and posters, digital information screens and a telephone helpline.

Services

Northern Trains Route 7
Settle & Carlisle & Bentham lines
Carlisle Armathwaite Lazonby & Kirkoswald Langwathby Appleby Kirkby Stephen Garsdale Dent Ribblehead Horton-in-Ribblesdale Settle Heysham Port Morecambe Bare Lane Lancaster Carnforth Wennington Bentham Clapham Giggleswick Long Preston Hellifield Gargrave Skipton Keighley Bingley Shipley Leeds

As of the winter timetable change, the station is served by eight trains per day (six on Sunday) towards Carlisle. Heading towards Leeds via Settle, there are seven trains per day (six on Sunday). All services are operated by Northern Trains.

Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter

Accidents and incidents

• Services between Appleby (later Armathwaite) and Carlisle were suspended from 9 February 2016, due to a landslip north of the station at Eden Brows. The station was the penultimate stop before the northern terminus of the Settle and Carlisle Line until 30 March 2017, when the £23 million project to repair the embankment and reinstate the track bed was completed by Network Rail.

External links

• Media related to Lazonby and Kirkoswald railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Train times and station information for Lazonby & Kirkoswald railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Langwathby		Northern Trains Settle and Carlisle Line		Armathwaite
	Historical railways
Little Salkeld		Midland Railway Settle and Carlisle Line		Armathwaite