Furness Line


The Furness Line, in North West England, runs from Barrow-in-Furness to Ulverston and Grange-over-Sands, connecting with the West Coast Main Line at Carnforth. Along with the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs north from Barrow to Whitehaven, Workington and Carlisle, it is considered one of the most scenic routes in England.

Towns and villages along the routes are listed below.

  • Barrow-in-Furness
  • Roose
  • Dalton-in-Furness
  • Ulverston
    • The now-closed branch line to Lakeside used to diverge here. Part of this route is preserved as the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway.
  • Cark and Cartmel
  • Kents Bank
  • Grange-over-Sands
  • Arnside
  • Silverdale
  • Carnforth
  • Lancaster

Train services are primarily operated by TransPennine Express between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster or Manchester. From Lancaster the trains use the West Coast Main Line and then follow the Manchester-Preston Line from Preston. In addition, local services are operated by Northern Rail between Lancaster and Barrow, with some continuing to Sellafield or Carlisle via the Cumbrian Coast Line.

Railway lines in the North West
Primary
  • West Coast Main Line
Local
  • Blackpool Branch Lines
  • Borderlands Line
  • Buxton Line
  • Caldervale Line
  • Chester to Manchester Line
  • Crewe-Derby Line
  • Crewe-Manchester Line
  • Cumbrian Coast Line
  • East Lancashire Line
  • Ellesmere Port to Warrington Line
  • Furness Line
  • Glossop Line
  • Hope Valley Line
  • Huddersfield Line
  • Kirkby Branch Line
  • Leeds to Morecambe Line
  • Liverpool to Manchester Lines
  • Liverpool to Wigan Line
  • Manchester to Preston Line
  • Manchester to Southport Line
  • Mid-Cheshire Line
  • Morecambe Branch Line
  • Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
  • Northern Line (Merseyrail)
  • Ormskirk Branch Line
  • Ribble Valley Line
  • Settle-Carlisle Line
  • Stafford-Manchester Line
  • Stockport to Stalybridge Line
  • Styal Line
  • Windermere Branch Line
  • Wirral Line
Heritage
  • East Lancashire Railway
  • Eden Valley Railway
  • Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway
  • Ribble Steam Railway

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