Oxenholme Lake District railway station
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| Oxenholme Lake District | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Oxenholme | ||
| Local authority | South Lakeland | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | OXN | ||
| Managed by | Virgin Trains | ||
| Platforms in use | 3 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.259 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened <unknown> | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Oxenholme Lake District from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Oxenholme Lake District railway station is a railway station in Oxenholme, near Kendal in Cumbria. The station is situated on the West Coast Main Line and is also the start of the Windermere Branch Line to Windermere. The station serves as a main line connection point for Kendal, and is managed by Virgin Trains.[1]
Oxenholme has the distinction of being the only village station currently served by express trains on the West Coast Main Line, all the other stations on this route being either towns or cities.
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[edit] Notable incidents
On February 10, 1965 fugitive John Middleton shot two policeman while hiding in the waiting room. Carlisle policemen George Russell and Alex Archibald were shot with Russell dying in hospital a few hours later.[2]
On May 27, 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.[3]
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.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ National Rail Enquiries (2007-12-02). Station Facilities: Oxenholme Lake District (OXN). National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
- ^ Deborah Kuiper (2007-12-28). Hero PC dies. Hexham Courant. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
- ^ Guardian Unlimited (2006-10-11). Life sentence for train murder of student. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
- ^ BBC News (2007-02-24). How Cumbria rail crash unfolded. BBC News. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Oxenholme Lake District railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Lancaster | TransPennine Express (TransPennine North West) |
Kendal or Penrith | ||
| Lancaster | Virgin Trains West Coast Main Line |
Penrith | ||
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