Trains to St Bees - Station Details and further Information on St Bees Train Services
St Bees Railway Station is a train station serving the village of St Bees in Cumbria, England. It is a stop on part of the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line 44 miles south-west of Carlisle. It is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services. It is the location of the only passing loop on the otherwise single track section between Whitehaven and Sellafield and trains are sometimes scheduled to pass here. The station still has a signal box, and there is a car park adjacent in the old goods yard. The station is situated only 200 yards from the centre of the village, and there are three pubs within easy walking distance; one, the Albert, being noted for having warning of the approaching trains rung through from the signalbox in the evening.
On Monday to Saturdays there is a roughly hourly service (ten trains each way) northbound to Carlisle and southbound to Barrow-in-Furness. There is no evening or Sunday service.
St Bees is famous for the rocky St. Bees Head, the starting point of the Coast to Coast Walk that runs from the Irish Sea to the North Sea. Many walkers use the station to get transport to or from the starting/finishing point. Other attractions include St Bees Priory a former Benedictine monastery now used as the parish church. |
