Train Stations 

Penrith Railway Station

Penrith station is in the Eden Valley, approximately one mile from the centre of Penrith, close to the northern Lakes, Ullswater, Derwent Water and Keswick. Penrith Castle and park are opposite the main station entrance.

On the west coast mainline, this is the main station within the Lake District with direct trains from London and Glasgow.

Booking office opening times are 05:30 to 23:30 Monday to Saturday and 11:30 to 23:30 Sunday.

Station Facilities

• Car Parking
• Disabled toilets and access
• FastTicket machines
• Buses stop at the station
• Journey Times
• 3 hours 44 mins direct train from London Euston
• 1 hour 36 mins direct from Manchester Piccadilly
• 2 hours 35 mins direct from Birmingham New Street

Oxenholme Railway Station

A second mainline station also on the west coast mainline, is Oxenholme, just two miles from Kendal. It has intercity trains and onward local trains into the south of the Lake District, Kendal and the Windermere Branch line. It is 10 minutes by taxi to Kendal.

Booking office opening times are 05:50 to 21:15 Monday to Saturday and 08:00 to 21:15 Sunday.

Station Facilities

• Buffet
• Car parking
• Disabled toilets and access
• FastTicket machines
• Bus stop

Journey Times

• 3 hours 57 mins direct train from London Euston
• 1 hour 10 mins direct from Manchester Piccadilly
• 2 hours 10 mins direct from Birmingham New Street
• 6 mins to Kendal

Kendal Railway Station

Kendal has a branch line station, in the north end of the town, half a mile from the centre.

• Journey Times
• 3 hours 55 min train journey from London Euston, change at Oxenholme
• 1 hour 39 mins to Manchester Oxford Road direct
• 2 hours 47 mins to Birmingham New Street, change at Oxenholme
• 6 mins to Oxenholme

Windermere Railway Station

Windermere station is under a mile from the centre of the town

• Journey Times
• 3 hours 55 min train journey from London Euston, change at Oxenholme
• 2 hour 47 mins to Birmingham New Street, change at Oxenholme

Aspatria Railway Station

Aspatria is between Maryport on the Cumbria coast, Wigton and Carlisle.

Journey Times

• 5 hours 7 mins by train from London Euston, change at Carlisle
• 4 hours 7 mins to Birmingham New Street, change at Carlisle
• 2 hours 28 mins to Manchester, change at Carlisle
• 30 mins Aspatria to Carlisle

Other Railway Stations

• Carlisle Train Station for Hadrian's Wall
• Appleby for the north Pennines and Eden Valley
• Maryport, Ravenglass and Whitehaven for the Cumbria Coast
• Barrow-in-Furness, Grange-over-Sands and Ulverston for the Lake District Peninsulas