Lazonby & Kirkoswald
National Rail
General information
LocationLazonby, Eden
England
Coordinates54°45′03″N 2°42′13″W / 54.7508153°N 2.7036908°W / 54.7508153; -2.7036908
Grid referenceNY548397
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeLZB
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
1 May 1876 (1876-05-01)Opened as Lazonby
22 July 1895Renamed Lazonby & Kirkoswald
4 May 1970Closed
14 July 1986Reopened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 10,774
2019/20Increase 13,452
2020/21Decrease 1,762
2021/22Increase 10,428
2022/23Increase 13,306
Services
Preceding station Northern Following station
Langwathby
towards Leeds via Settle
 Settle and Carlisle Line Armathwaite
towards Carlisle
Location
Lazonby & Kirkoswald is located in the former Eden District
Lazonby & Kirkoswald
Lazonby & Kirkoswald
Location in Eden, Cumbria
Lazonby & Kirkoswald is located in Cumbria
Lazonby & Kirkoswald
Lazonby & Kirkoswald
Location in Cumbria, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

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.[1]

Originally named Lazonby, it was renamed Lazonby & Kirkoswald on 22 July 1895.[2] 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other stations on the line, was closed on 4 May 1970 when local passenger services between Skipton and Carlisle were withdrawn.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.[3] The old goods shed and yard is now used by a local bakery.[4]

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.

Stationmasters

  • W. Clow 1876 - 1877[5]
  • John Francis Westcott 1877[5] - 1884[6]
  • J.W. Coltman 1884 - 1890[6]
  • Thomas Wakefield 1890 - 1897[6] (formerly station master at Langwathby)
  • Mark A. Hall. 1897[6] - 1902[7] (afterwards station master at Radlett)
  • Frederick Clarke 1902[7] - 1925
  • Richard William Powell 1925[8] - 1931 (afterwards station master at Appleby)
  • J. Brunskill ca. 1940 ca. 1958

Services

Northern Trains
Route 7
Bentham Line and
Settle and Carlisle Line
 Carlisle Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access
 Armathwaite Parking
 Lazonby & Kirkoswald
 Langwathby Parking
 Appleby Parking
 Kirkby Stephen Parking
 Garsdale Parking
 Dent Parking
 Ribblehead Parking Bicycle facilities
 Horton-in-Ribblesdale Parking Bicycle facilities
 Settle Parking Bicycle facilities
Heysham Port ferry/water interchange
 Morecambe Parking Bicycle facilities
 Bare Lane Parking
 Lancaster Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access
 Carnforth Parking
 Wennington Parking
 Bentham Parking Bicycle facilities
 Clapham Parking Bicycle facilities
 Giggleswick Parking Bicycle facilities
Long Preston Parking Bicycle facilities
 Hellifield Parking
 Gargrave
 Skipton Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access
 Keighley Parking Bicycle facilities Heritage railway
 Bingley Parking Bicycle facilities
 Shipley Parking Bicycle facilities
 Leeds Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access

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.[9]

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.[10][11][12][13][14]

References

  1. ↑ "Notes by the Way". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. British Newspaper Archive. 1 November 1884. Retrieved 12 July 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 139. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. ↑ Settle - Carlisle Line Key Events Archived 11 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2008-08-27
  4. ↑ "The Settle - Carlisle Railway". Settle-Carlisle Railway Development Company. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. 1 2 "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 734. 1871. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 36. 1881. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  7. 1 2 "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1026". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 29. 1899. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Death of Mr. R.W. Powell". Penrith Observer. England. 17 September 1957. Retrieved 13 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ Table 35 National Rail timetable, December 2023
  10. ↑ "£23m landslip repair set to reopen Settle-Carlisle railway line in March 2017". Network Rail. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  11. ↑ Stephen, Paul (28 June 2016). "S&C rail services run to Armathwaite". Rail Magazine. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Settle-Carlisle line reopens after orange army repairs to major landslip". Network Rail. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  13. ↑ Milne, Andy (30 May 2017). "Business as usual on the Settle and Carlisle line". Rail Engineer. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  14. ↑ "Landslip-hit Carlisle-to-Settle rail line set for March reopening". BBC News. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Langwathby   Northern Trains
Settle and Carlisle Line		   Armathwaite
  Historical railways  
Little Salkeld   Midland Railway
Settle and Carlisle Line		   Armathwaite
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