Furness Line

Furness Line
Overview
System	National Rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Cumbria Lancashire Furness Barrow-in-Furness North West England
Operation
Owner	Network Rail
Technical
Track gauge	Standard gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Furness Line

Legend    Cumbrian Coast Line Barrow-in-Furness Furness Abbey Roose    Barrow Docks    Power Station Dalton-in-Furness    to Stainton with Adgarley Ulverston    to Bardsea    to Lakeside    River Leven Cark and Cartmel Kents Bank Grange-over-Sands    River Kent Arnside    branch to WCML at Hincaster Silverdale    West Coast Main Line northbound    Leeds to Morecambe Line Carnforth    Morecambe Branch Line Lancaster    West Coast Main Line southbound

The Furness Line, in North West England, runs from Barrow-in-Furness to Ulverston and Grange-over-Sands, connecting with the West Coast Main Line at Carnforth. Along with the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs north from Barrow to Whitehaven, Workington and Carlisle, it is considered one of the most scenic routes in England.

Towns and villages along the routes are listed below.

• Barrow-in-Furness
• Roose
• Dalton-in-Furness
• Ulverston
  • The now-closed branch line to Lakeside used to diverge here. Part of this route is preserved as the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway.
• Cark and Cartmel
• Kents Bank
• Grange-over-Sands
• Arnside
• Silverdale
• Carnforth
• Lancaster

Train services are primarily operated by TransPennine Express between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster or Manchester. From Lancaster the trains use the West Coast Main Line and then follow the Manchester-Preston Line from Preston. In addition, local services are operated by Northern Rail between Lancaster and Barrow, with some continuing to Sellafield or Carlisle via the Cumbrian Coast Line.