The station came to national prominence in 2008 when it was chosen as the initial site for the installation of an experimental ramp to raise the height of the platform to improve access to modern rolling stock. Christened the Harrington Hump, the ramp was built for £25,000[1] – 10% of the estimated cost of the conventional rebuilding that would have otherwise been required to make the platform fully DDA compliant. The modular design has since been deployed at several other rural stations across the UK where the cost of platform upgrades would otherwise have been considered prohibitive.[2]
Facilitiesedit
The station is unstaffed (like most others on the route), but now has been provided with a ticket machine to allow passengers to buy tickets before travelling. Shelters are located on both platforms, which are linked by a footbridge. Step-free access is available only on the southbound side (where the main entrance is situated).[3] Train running information is provided via telephone, digital information screens and timetable posters.
There is generally an hourly service northbound to Carlisle and southbound to Whitehaven with most trains going onward to Barrow-in-Furness (no late evening service operates south of Whitehaven).[4] A few through trains operate to/from Lancaster via the Furness Line.
Train operator Northern introduced a regular Sunday through service to Barrow via the coast at the May 2018 timetable change – the first such service south of Whitehaven for more than 40 years. Services run approximately hourly from mid-morning until early evening, with later trains terminating at Whitehaven. This represents a major upgrade on the former infrequent service of four per day each way to/from Whitehaven only that previously operated. In addition, it was announced that Harrington would no longer be a request stop.
A 1914 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing the complex network which existed in the Workington area
Referencesedit
^The Harrington Hump – Association of Community Rail Partnerships News Article 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine www.acorp.co.uk; retrieved 2010-12-30
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For the former station see Harrington railway station Cleator and Workington Junction Railway This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Harrington railway station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message Harrington railway station is a railway station serving the village of Harrington in Cumbria England It is on the Cumbrian Coast Line which runs between Carlisle and Barrow in Furness It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains HarringtonGeneral informationLocationHarrington AllerdaleEnglandCoordinates54 36 49 N 3 33 56 W 54 6136362 N 3 5656096 W 54 6136362 3 5656096Grid referenceNX990253Owned byNetwork RailManaged byNorthern TrainsPlatforms2Tracks2Other informationStation codeHRRClassificationDfT category F2HistoryOriginal companyWhitehaven Junction RailwayPre groupingLondon and North Western RailwayPost groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayBritish Rail London Midland Region Key dates18 May 1846OpenedPassengers2018 1924 4222019 2035 9282020 219 6462021 2226 5682022 2326 496LocationHarringtonLocation in Allerdale CumbriaShow map of the former Allerdale BoroughHarringtonLocation in Cumbria EnglandShow map of CumbriaNotesPassenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Contents 1 Harrington Hump 2 Facilities 3 Service 4 References 5 External linksHarrington Hump editThe station came to national prominence in 2008 when it was chosen as the initial site for the installation of an experimental ramp to raise the height of the platform to improve access to modern rolling stock Christened the Harrington Hump the ramp was built for 25 000 1 10 of the estimated cost of the conventional rebuilding that would have otherwise been required to make the platform fully DDA compliant The modular design has since been deployed at several other rural stations across the UK where the cost of platform upgrades would otherwise have been considered prohibitive 2 Facilities editThe station is unstaffed like most others on the route but now has been provided with a ticket machine to allow passengers to buy tickets before travelling Shelters are located on both platforms which are linked by a footbridge Step free access is available only on the southbound side where the main entrance is situated 3 Train running information is provided via telephone digital information screens and timetable posters Service editNorthern TrainsRoute 6 vte Cumbrian Coast Furness amp Windermere lines nbsp Carlisle nbsp Dalston nbsp Wigton nbsp Aspatria nbsp Maryport nbsp Flimby nbsp Workington nbsp Harrington nbsp Parton nbsp Whitehaven nbsp Corkickle nbsp St Bees nbsp Nethertown nbsp Braystones nbsp Sellafield nbsp Seascale nbsp Drigg nbsp Ravenglass for Eskdale nbsp nbsp Bootle nbsp Silecroft nbsp Millom nbsp Green Road nbsp Foxfield nbsp Kirkby in Furness nbsp Askam nbsp Barrow in Furness nbsp Roose nbsp Dalton nbsp Ulverston nbsp Cark amp Cartmel nbsp Kents Bank nbsp Grange over Sands nbsp Arnside nbsp Silverdale nbsp Carnforth nbsp nbsp Windermere nbsp nbsp Staveley nbsp nbsp Burneside nbsp nbsp Kendal nbsp nbsp Oxenholme Lake District nbsp nbsp nbsp Lancaster nbsp Preston nbsp Chorley nbsp Bolton nbsp Deansgate nbsp nbsp Manchester Oxford Road nbsp Manchester Piccadilly nbsp nbsp Manchester Airport nbsp nbsp Braystones amp Nethertownare request stops There is generally an hourly service northbound to Carlisle and southbound to Whitehaven with most trains going onward to Barrow in Furness no late evening service operates south of Whitehaven 4 A few through trains operate to from Lancaster via the Furness Line Train operator Northern introduced a regular Sunday through service to Barrow via the coast at the May 2018 timetable change the first such service south of Whitehaven for more than 40 years Services run approximately hourly from mid morning until early evening with later trains terminating at Whitehaven This represents a major upgrade on the former infrequent service of four per day each way to from Whitehaven only that previously operated In addition it was announced that Harrington would no longer be a request stop nbsp A 1914 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing the complex network which existed in the Workington areaReferences edit The Harrington Hump Association of Community Rail Partnerships News Article Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine www acorp co uk retrieved 2010 12 30 Station hump helps train access BBC News article www bbc co uk retrieved 2010 12 30 Harrington station facilities National Rail Enquiries GB eNRT December 2019 Edition Table 100External links edit nbsp Cumbria portal nbsp Media related to Harrington railway station at Wikimedia Commons Train times and station information for Harrington railway station from National Rail Preceding station nbsp National Rail Following station Workington Northern TrainsCumbrian Coast Line Parton Historical railways Workington London and North Western RailwayWhitehaven Junction Railway Parton nbsp This article on a railway station in North West England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harrington railway station amp oldid 1189905332, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
