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'Oxenholme The Lake District Railway Station'
Location : Kendal
Map - Ordnance Survey - SD 531902
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Location : Kendal
Map - Ordnance Survey - SD 531902
'Oxenholme The Lake District' railway station, located just outside Kendal, is a junction between the West Coast Main Line and the Windermere Branch Line.
The TransPennine Express service to Windermere stops at Kendal, Burneside, Staveley and Windermere. A 10 minutes walk takes you into the village of Oxenholme. A local bus service runs frequently from outside the station into Kendal. A taxi rank is also situated on the station forecourt.
The station has a strictly vegetarian buffet on the northbound platform.
Above two photos by Matthew Emmott.
Above two photos by Tony Richards.
In February 1965, Pc George William Russell was shot and fatally injured at Oxenholme railway station. On 21st June 2007 a plaque in his honour was unveiled at a ceremony at the station.
On May 27, 2006 the station was the scene of a murder, when a young man was stabbed aboard a Glasgow-Paignton train.
On 23 February 2007, the Grayrigg rail crash happened between Oxenholme and Tebay on the West Coast Main Line.
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Page created 29 June 2007. Last changed 25 Nov 2007.