Flimby railway station

Flimby railway station serves the village of Flimby in Cumbria, England. The railway station is a request stop on the Cumbrian Coast Line 29mi south-west of Carlisle railway station. It is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services.HistoryFlimby railway station was opened by the Whitehaven Junction Railway in 1846 along with the rest of the stations on the line from Maryport to Whitehaven Bransty.FacilitiesThe station is unstaffed and has no buildings other than a footbridge and waiting shelters. Tickets must be bought in advance or on the train, as there are no ticket machines available. The two platforms are of differing construction - the southbound is stone whereas the northbound one is wooden. Step-free access is only available for southbound passengers, as the footbridge doesn't have ramps. Train running information is provided by telephone and timetable posters.ServiceThere is generally an hourly service northbound to Carlisle and southbound to Whitehaven railway station with most daytime trains going onwards to. On Sundays there are four trains each way to Carlisle and Whitehaven (no Sunday service south of there). All of these trains only stop at Flimby on request.In the aftermath of the November 2009 Great Britain and Ireland floods Flimby saw its passenger numbers soar because of the closure of road transport between the north and south of the town of Workington. Additional peak-time services were added for 26–27 November, followed by a new hourly shuttle service northbound to Maryport and southbound to Workington. This shuttle train was timetabled to always stop at Flimby, briefly reversing its status as a request-only stop. This operated between 30 November 2009 and 28 May 2010. Workington North railway station, a temporary station, opened south of Flimby on 30 November 2009, reducing the pressure on trains at Flimby. In addition, all services between Workington, Workington North, Flimby and Maryport were free of charge for this period.