Workington North railway station

Workington North
Direct Rail Services 47832 arrives with a shuttle service
General information
Location	Workington, Allerdale England
Coordinates	54°39′28″N 3°33′23″W / 54.6578°N 3.5563°W / 54.6578; -3.5563
Grid reference	NX996303
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Post-grouping	Network Rail
Key dates
30 November 2009 (2009-11-30)	Opened[1]
8 October 2010	Closed[2][3]
Location Workington North Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Show map of the former Allerdale Borough Workington North Location in Cumbria, England Show map of Cumbria

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Legend
Cumbrian Coast line to Carlisle Cleator and Workington Junction Railway to Linefoot Siddick Junction Workington North Cockermouth and Workington Railway to Cockermouth Workington Bridge Steel Works Derwent Junction River Derwent Cloffocks Junction Workington Workington Central Cumbrian Coast line to Whitehaven Cleator and Workington Junction Railway to Distington

Workington North railway station was a temporary railway station in Cumbria, United Kingdom, constructed following floods which cut all road access to Workington town centre from north of the River Derwent.^[4] The station was located 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Workington station on the Cumbrian Coast Line.

Until the new station opened, the closest station north of the River Derwent was Flimby railway station, which saw its passenger numbers increase enormously after the floods. Flimby had seen as many passengers on 24 November 2009 as would usually use the station in a fortnight.^[5] When the station first opened access to Workington by road from Northside involved a journey of 30 miles (48 km) because the bridges over the River Derwent for the A596 and A597 roads were destroyed or badly damaged by the flood.^[6] The construction of a temporary road bridge over the Derwent made vehicular access easier but the railway station remained open until 8 October 2010, when the last train called.^[2][3]