Kirkby-in-Furness railway station

Kirkby-in-Furness
General information
Location	Kirkby-in-Furness, South Lakeland England
Coordinates	54°13′58″N 3°11′14″W / 54.2329033°N 3.1872166°W / 54.2329033; -3.1872166
Grid reference	SD226825
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	KBF
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Furness Railway
Pre-grouping	Furness Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
24 August 1846	Opened as Kirkby
1927	Renamed Kirkby-in-Furness
Passengers
2018/19	15,530
2019/20	17,526
2020/21	4,638
2021/22	12,562
2022/23	15,704
Location Kirkby-in-Furness Location in South Lakeland, Cumbria Show map of the former South Lakeland district Kirkby-in-Furness Location in Cumbria, England Show map of Cumbria
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Kirkby-in-Furness is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 9+1⁄4 miles (15 km) north of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the village of Kirkby-in-Furness in Cumbria. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

The name Kirkby-in-Furness did not exist until the creation of the railway line. The village in fact is an amalgamation of six smaller villages and hamlets.^[1] The name was chosen almost at random by the train company for the station and was eventually used for the collection of villages.

In Victorian times, the station gained fame as the station with the longest platform seat in the country. However, this was removed many years ago.