Maryport Railway Station serves the town of
Maryport in
Cumbria,
England. The
railway station is a stop on the scenic
Cumbrian Coast Line south west of
Carlisle. It is operated by
Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services. It is unstaffed (there are no longer any station buildings, just simple waiting shelters) and passengers must buy their ticket on the train or at an automatic ticket machine outside the platform. The station is somewhat unusual in that it consists of a single bi-directional platform rather than the usual two side platforms used elsewhere on the double track sections of the Cumbrian Coast line. Southbound trains have to cross over to the northbound line to reach the platform before returning to the correct line south of the station. This can cause delays if two trains are scheduled to call in quick succession or if one or more trains are running late.
Network Rail plans to address this issue as part of a future resignalling scheme