Lazonby and Kirkoswald railway station
Lazonby and Kirkoswald 
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| Location | |
| Place | Lazonby |
| Local authority | Eden |
| Coordinates | 54°45′00″N 2°42′07″W / 54.750°N 2.702°WCoordinates: 54°45′00″N 2°42′07″W / 54.750°N 2.702°W |
| Grid reference | NY548397 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | LZB |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 18,634 |
| 2012/13 |
 17,198 |
| 2013/14 |
16,144 |
| 2014/15 |
15,802 |
| 2015/16 |
12,510 |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 1 May 1876 | Opened as Lazonby |
| 22 July 1895 | Renamed Lazonby and Kirkoswald |
| 4 May 1970 | Closed to regular traffic |
| 14 July 1986 | Regular services resumed |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Lazonby and Kirkoswald from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Lazonby and Kirkoswald railway station is a railway station which serves the villages of Lazonby and Kirkoswald in Cumbria, England. It is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services. The station was opened by the Midland Railway on 1 May 1876. The station was designed by the Midland Railway company architect John Holloway Sanders. Originally named Lazonby, it was renamed Lazonby and Kirkoswald on 22 July 1895. It is situated in the centre of Lazonby and, like many other stations on the line, was closed on 4 May 1970 when local passenger services between Skipton and Carlisle were withdrawn. The platforms and buildings survived however, and following several years of use by Dalesrail excursions it was reopened on a full-time basis in July 1986. The old goods shed & yard is now used by a local bakery.
Both platforms have stone shelters and access ramps from the nearby road (so it is fully DDA-compliant). There is no ticket machine or booking office, so tickets have to be bought in advance or on the train. Train running information is available via information boards & posters and a telephone helpline.
The station receives a similar level of service to neighbouring Langwathby i.e. six trains each way on weekdays & Saturdays (all of which now run to/from Leeds) and three on Sundays (four during the summer, including one 'Dalesrail' services to Preston and Blackpool).
Services were disrupted since 28 January 2016 by a landslip north of the station at Eden Brows, which destabilised & damaged the embankment on the eastern side of the railway where it passes through the Eden Gorge. An emergency timetable was in operation, with all trains replaced by buses between Armathwaite (or in certain cases Appleby) and Carlisle until repairs were completed in March 2017. Prior to completion of the reconstruction work only the northbound platform was open, as single-line working was in force from Kirkby Thore signal box (north of Appleby) to the temporary terminus at Armathwaite. The southbound line and platform reopened to traffic as scheduled on 31 March 2017 and a full timetable is now operating once again.
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