Carnforth Railway Station and Former Furness Railway Signal Box,

Image: © David Dixon Taken: 17 Mar 2019

Carnforth Railway Station was opened in 1846 by the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Company and was originally just a single platform. This grew into a small station following the connection of the Furness and Midland Railway lines in 1856. The station was completely rebuilt in 1937 by the London Midland and Scottish Railway Company. An 890-ft long platform was added for the Furness trains, and the longest unsupported single piece concrete roof in Britain was erected. Carnforth developed into a bustling junction linking stations across the North West from Cumberland through to Leeds. Since 2016, the station has been served Northern Rail, who operate the regional express services from Manchester Airport to Barrow-in-Furness via the Furness Line and local services along the Furness Line to Barrow-in-Furness (hourly) and the Leeds to Morecambe Line to Skipton and Leeds. The tall building just past the northern end of the platform is the former signal box built by the Furness Railway in 1882. It is a Grade II listed building (Historic England List Entry Number: 1071920 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1071920 ).

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