Current Train Service
It is primarily served by regional express services operated by First TransPennine Express from Manchester Airport via Preston to Barrow-in-Furness. Additionally, local services are operated by Northern Rail from Lancaster to Barrow-in-Furness, with some continuing to Sellafield or Carlisle via the Cumbrian Coast Line. There is normally one train an hour in each direction on weekdays & Saturdays (with peak extras) and a two-hourly service on Sundays
The station is adjacent to the Grange-Over-Sands Promenade which runs along the edge of Morecambe Bay (until the River Kent changed its course, it was alongside the promenade - it is now (2011) further out in the bay towards Arnside) .
The station booking office is on the "up" (Lancaster) platform; the "down" Barrow) platform features a second-hand book-shop (open erratic hours - search for Oversands Bookshop). There is step-free access to both platforms.
There is a small car park (40 spaces) at the station (daily charge £3-50 Mondays-Fridays, £1 at weekends), and a bus-stop for local services. The X35 bus operated by Stagecoach also travels to Kendal, departing every hour during the day.
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