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. Travellers towards Lancaster and Manchester benefit from a ticket vending and collection machine, though travellers for Barrow and the Cumbrian Coast are urged to buy tickets in advance or from the Northern Railway App to avoid penalty fares.[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