Arnside Railway Station

Arnside has a busy railway station situated on the Furness Line between Lancaster and Barrow-in-Furness, with some trains running through from Manchester Airport, Manchester Piccadilly and Preston. This view is taken from the footbridge looking towards the viaduct over the River Kent.  

It is a neatly kept station, with a frequent service of trains.

The former station buildings on the Lancaster bound side are no longer used by the railway, and are in private use, as the headquarters of the A.N.O.B.

Looking north along the Kent estuary from the western end of the Lancaster bound platform. The small village of Sandside can be seen in the distance, once served by a branch railway from Arnside to Hincaster Junction on the main West  Coast railway line. Part of the trackbed is now a public footpath. 

A train arrives at Arnside for Barrow-in-Furness, operated by Northern Rail.

It then heads out of Arnside station and almost immediately crosses the spectacular viaduct across the River Kent, with Grange-Over-Sands the next stop.

Good to note that the signal box is still manned, instead of being replaced by a central signalling centre, the nearest being in Preston. 

The Manchester Airport train arrives, operated by Transpennine Express.

Waiting to set off for Silverdale, Carnforth and Lancaster, then onwards to Preston and Manchester. 

O.K., I may be old fashioned, but what a joy it is to see semaphore signalling instead of colour lights!

(My thanks to our Roving Lakeland Correspondent for some of the above images).