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Workington

Location type

Station

Names and dates

Workington (1846-1923)
Workington Main (1923-1965)
Workington (1965-)

Station code: WKG National Rail
Where: North West England, England
Opened on the Whitehaven Junction Railway.
Open on the Cumbrian Coast Railway.

Nearby stations Workington Central Workington Bridge Workington North Siddick Junction Seaton [CWJ] Harrington Church Road Halt High Harrington Harrington Rosehill (Archer Street) Halt Copperas Hill Camerton [CWR] Distington Flimby Marron Junction Bridgefoot	Workington Shed Lowther Iron Works Derwent Junction Lonsdale Dock Cloffock^s Junction Oldside Hematite Iron and Steel Works Jane Pit Moorbanks Pit Calva Junction Workington Bridge Junction Derwent Iron and Steel Works North Western Hematite Steel Works Solway Colliery Dock Junction Engine Shed Dock Junction
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

Chronology Dates

/ /1867	Maryport and Carlisle Railway Derwent branch from Bulgill to Brigham on the Workington to Cockermouth line opened.
/ /1879	Cleator and Workington Junction Railway Opened from Cleator to Distington, Derwent Iron Works and Workington.
/ /1887	Cleator and Workington Junction Railway Opened from Workington to Linefoot on the Maryport and Carlisle Railway.
30/11/2009	Whitehaven Junction Railway Workington North opens, a temporary station opened to connect the north and south of Workington after the loss of the Derwent Road Bridge (A597) due to floodwater. (The nearby harbour railway bridge was severely damaged.) Shuttle trains were operated by Direct Rail Services (DRS) between Workington and Maryport - starting before the new station on the 27th. Travel was free.
28/05/2010	Whitehaven Junction Railway Shuttle trains between Workington and Maryport withdrawn.

News items

04/10/2023	'Energy coast' line to see 'upgrade' as PM scraps northern HS2 leg [News and Star]
12/04/2023	Trains delayed this morning near Workington due to derailment [News and Star]
10/08/2022	Local limestone sculpted into 7ft Bessemer Converter at Workington Station [Community Rail Network]
17/02/2022	Thieves who broke into Workington railway station may have been exposed to asbestos [News and Star]
21/12/2021	Community Rail Cumbria win coveted national award [News and Star]
08/06/2021	Port of Workington railway bridge reopens to motorists [Network Rail]
27/05/2021	New exhibition highlights Workington's industrial heritage The Rails Which Circled the World [Community Rail Network]
13/05/2021	Port of Workington time-lapse video captures railway bridge overhaul [Network Rail]
21/04/2021	Road and rail changes during Port of Workington bridge upgrade [Network Rail]
08/04/2021	Statue of Sir Henry Bessemer planned for Workington railway station [News and Star]