Roose railway station explained

Roose railway station should not be confused with Rhoose Cardiff International Airport railway station.

Roose
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Roose, Borough of Barrow-in-Furness
Country:England
Coordinates:54.1151°N -3.1944°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Owned:Network Rail
Manager:Northern Trains
Platforms:2
Tracks:2
Code:ROO
Classification:DfT category F2
Original:Furness Railway
Pregroup:Furness Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (London Midland Region)
Years:1 June 1851
Events:Opened as Roosegate
Years1:1 March 1858
Events1:Renamed Roose
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Map Type:United Kingdom Borough of Barrow-in-Furness##Cumbria

Roose is a railway station on the Furness Line, which runs between and . The station, situated NaNmiles east of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the suburb of Roose in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

Facilities

Facilities here are very basic. The station is unstaffed and there are no permanent buildings present, other than standard shelters. A ticket vending machine is available on platform 1 for purchase of tickets or promise to pay coupons and for the collection of pre-paid tickets.[1] As of today train running information is provided by digital display, telephone and timetable posters. Step-free access to the platforms is available via a ramp on the south side from the nearby road bridge that also acts as the link between the two and directly from the adjacent road on the northbound side.[2] [3]

Services

Roose is served by Northern Trains, who operate a basic hourly service with some two hour gaps between and . Certain trains are extended northwards to and, and several southbound services are extended to or . A similar service operates on Sundays.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/stations/roose Roose Station Information
  2. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/ROO/details.html Roose Station Details
  3. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2813906 Roose Station