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Carlisle

Station Usage

In 2021/2022, Carlisle had 1,779,358 entries and exits, making it the 214^th most used station in Great Britain.

214/2554

It was the 202^nd busiest station with 1,339 scheduled services per week

202/953

That's a daily average of 4,874.95 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 25.56 passengers per service, giving it the 231^st highest passenger to service ratio.

231/1582

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.

Usage Stats in Detail

Full price entries & exits: 162,508
Reduced price entries & exits: 1,511,740
Season ticket entries & exits: 105,110
Interchanges made between connecting services: 240,695
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +1,331,098 : 296.95%

Platform Lengths

Plat.	Metres	VF*	Notes
1	238	865	In Down direction. Additional 65.4m ‘loco stop’ to
1	334	1214	In Up direction. Additional 49.2m foul of sidings
2	105	381	Bay to Carlisle South Jn
3	270	981	In Up direction. Additional 40.2m ‘loco stop’ to
3	314	1141	In Down direction. Additional 26.8m ‘loco stop’ to
4	349	1269	In Up direction. Additional 44.5m ‘loco stop’ to
4	409	1487	In Down direction. Additional 21.4m foul of ‘C’ siding
5	166	603	Bay to Carlisle South Jn
6	160	581	Bay to Carlisle South Jn. Additional 11m beyond signal
7	141	512	Bay to Gretna Jn
8	149	541	Bay to Gretna Jn. Additional 36m beyond signal

*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2021 (Nov 2019)

Timetables

Table

Route

Scotland - Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham & London

Long distance services to and from Birmingham (North-South)

Glasgow & Edinburgh - Carlisle (Summary)

Glasgow - New Cumnock - Dumfries - Carlisle

Barrow-in-Furness - Millom - Whitehaven - Carlisle

Leeds & Skipton - Settle, Carlisle, Bentham & Lancaster

100

Carlisle - Hexham - Newcastle & Middlesbrough

Please note: we are currently working on the production of timetables in the South East. Therefore, any tables focused in this area may not yet be available. For more info, please visit our timetable pages.

Current Service Pattern

DAY/HR	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Mon	1	1	0	0	1	4	9	9	11	14	15	13	10	14	16	14	12	14	13	11	12	8	6	4	212
Tue	0	1	0	0	0	5	9	9	11	14	15	13	10	14	16	14	12	14	13	11	12	8	6	4	211
Wed	0	1	0	0	0	5	9	9	11	14	15	13	10	14	16	14	12	14	13	11	12	8	6	4	211
Thu	0	1	0	0	0	5	9	9	11	14	15	13	10	14	16	14	12	14	13	11	12	8	6	4	211
Fri	0	1	0	0	0	5	9	9	11	14	15	13	10	14	16	14	12	14	13	11	12	8	6	4	211
Sat	0	1	0	0	0	4	9	9	10	16	15	13	10	15	15	12	14	14	14	11	10	7	2	2	203
Sun	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	9	10	12	9	14	10	12	9	12	9	7	3	0	128

Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.

Other service patterns:

Location Details

Location: Carlisle
CRS: CAR / NLC: 2118 / TIPLOC: CARLILE
Station Facility Owner: Avanti West Coast
OS Grid Ref: 340240 555500
Region: North West
Local Authority: Carlisle
ELR(s): WCM1 0m 00ch CGJ7 69m 10ch

Station Usage History

Line Chart

1997-1998: 926,994
1998-1999: 1,019,230 (+92,236 : 9.95%)
1999-2000: 1,077,633 (+58,403 : 5.73%)
2000-2001: 1,044,538 (-33,095 : -3.07%)
2001-2002: 1,104,756 (+60,218 : 5.77%)
2002-2003: 1,072,971 (-31,785 : -2.88%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 1,169,761 (+96,790 : 9.02%)
2005-2006: 1,296,587 (+126,826 : 10.84%)
2006-2007: 1,365,675 (+69,088 : 5.33%)
2007-2008: 1,470,219 (+104,544 : 7.66%)
2008-2009: 1,515,226 (+45,007 : 3.06%)
2009-2010: 1,617,150 (+101,924 : 6.73%)
2010-2011: 1,740,540 (+123,390 : 7.63%)
2011-2012: 1,789,398 (+48,858 : 2.81%)
2012-2013: 1,770,286 (-19,112 : -1.07%)
2013-2014: 1,814,786 (+44,500 : 2.51%)
2014-2015: 1,908,872 (+94,086 : 5.18%)
2015-2016: 1,833,028 (-75,844 : -3.97%)
2016-2017: 1,856,268 (+23,240 : 1.27%)
2017-2018: 1,967,434 (+111,166 : 5.99%)
2018-2019: 2,074,220 (+106,786 : 5.43%)
2019-2020: 2,224,702 (+150,482 : 7.25%)
2020-2021: 448,260 (-1,776,442 : -79.85%)
2021-2022: 1,779,358 (+1,331,098 : 296.95%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +1,297,708 (+139.99%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +852,364 (+91.95%)

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