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On 10 February 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.<ref name="The Cumberland News">{{cite news |
On 10 February 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.<ref name="The Cumberland News">{{cite news|url=http://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/unknown/viewarticle.aspx?id=581182 |title=Hero PC dies |author=Deborah Kuiper |date=28 December 2007 |newspaper=Hexham Courant |accessdate=2008-03-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110719220913/http://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/unknown/viewarticle.aspx?id=581182 |archivedate=19 July 2011 }}</ref> |
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On 27 May 2006 the station was the scene of a murder when a 19-year-old man was stabbed aboard a [[Glasgow Central railway station|Glasgow]]-[[Paignton railway station|Paignton]] 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.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/0,,1945124,00.html | title=Life sentence for train murder of student |newspaper=The Guardian | date=11 October 2006 | publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited | accessdate=2007-12-02 }}</ref> |
On 27 May 2006 the station was the scene of a murder when a 19-year-old man was stabbed aboard a [[Glasgow Central railway station|Glasgow]]-[[Paignton railway station|Paignton]] 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.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/0,,1945124,00.html | title=Life sentence for train murder of student |newspaper=The Guardian | date=11 October 2006 | publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited | accessdate=2007-12-02 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:16, 29 February 2016
Oxenholme Lake District | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | District of South Lakeland |
| Managed by | Virgin Trains |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | OXN |
| History | |
| Original company | Lancaster and Carlisle Railway[1] |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| July 1847 | Opened as Kendal Junction[1] |
| c. 1860 | Renamed Oxenholme[1] |
| 1988 | Renamed Oxenholme The Lake District[1] |
Oxenholme Lake District railway station (often shortened to Oxenholme) is a railway station in Oxenholme, near Kendal, in Cumbria, England. The station is situated on the West Coast Main Line and is also the start of the Windermere Branch Line to Windermere. Platforms 1 and 2 are on the electrified main line, whilst platform 3 for the Windermere branch is not electrified at present and cannot be used as a terminus for main line trains that are powered by the overhead lines. The station serves as a main line connection point for Kendal, and is managed by Virgin Trains.[2]
Oxenholme has the distinction of being the only village station currently served by express trains on the West Coast Main Line, with all the other stations on this route serving either towns or cities.
Services
Most Virgin Trains services from London to Glasgow or Edinburgh call here to provide connections with the Windermere branch. There is normally a train at least every two hours to London and every hour to Edinburgh or Glasgow. First TransPennine Express services between Manchester Airport and Windermere/Glasgow/Edinburgh also serve the station, although most Windermere services now start/terminate here rather than running through to Lancaster, Preston and Manchester Airport.
Notable incidents
On 10 February 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.[3]
On 27 May 2006 the station was the scene of a murder when a 19-year-old man was stabbed aboard a Glasgow-Paignton 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.[4]
The Grayrigg rail crash happened on 23 February 2007 when a Virgin Pendolino train derailed after it had just left Oxenholme Lake District railway station. The crash left 1 person dead, and 22 others injured.[5]
In fiction
Oxenholme station appears in the Swallows and Amazons series of children's books by Arthur Ransome as Strickland Junction.[6] In Pigeon Post Roger releases a homing pigeon there.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ National Rail Enquiries (2 December 2007). "Station Facilities: Oxenholme Lake District (OXN)". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
- ^ Deborah Kuiper (28 December 2007). "Hero PC dies". Hexham Courant. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2008.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Life sentence for train murder of student". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. 11 October 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
- ^ "How Cumbria rail crash unfolded". BBC News. 24 February 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
- ^ Christina Hardyment Arthur Ransome and Capt. Flint's Trunk, Jonathan Cape 1984
External links
- Train times and station information for Oxenholme Lake District railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Lancaster | Virgin Trains West Coast Main Line |
Penrith North Lakes or Carlisle | ||
| Lancaster | First TransPennine Express TransPennine North West |
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| Terminus | First TransPennine Express Windermere Branch Line |
Kendal | ||
| Lancaster |
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