Layout
Platform 1, which contains the entrance to the station, is used primarily for Northern Rail through trains (from Lancaster/Preston to Carlisle) heading north, or First TransPennine Express services heading to/arriving from Manchester Airport. The platform contains a waiting area, the ticket office and information office and toilets, along with the cafe (run by cafexpress), all of which have been recently renovated. In early 2012, the platform was also presented by pieces of artwork of the local area by the Mayor of Barrow and the Barrow and Furness MP.
Platform 2 is mainly used for Northern Rail services heading south to Lancaster or Preston, or local trains arriving from Millom/Sellafield. It is sometimes used for First TransPennine Express services, but more rarely.
Platform 3 is a bay platform that can only be used for north-bound trains to Millom and Carlisle. It is rarely used, and is not used at all on Sundays.
In between Platforms 2 and 3 is an indoor waiting area, with live departures, a vending machine and speakers. Further up and down the platform are written timetables, then the rest of the buildings contain offices for First TransPennine Express staff and British Transport Police.
Read more about this topic: Barrow-in-Furness Railway Station