Trains to Windermere
Avanti West Coast
London North Eastern Railway
The Lake District is England’s biggest National Park. It is home to Scafell Pike – England’s highest mountain – and Windermere – England’s largest natural lake. Unsurprisingly, the area attracts over 14 million visitors every year, who come to enjoy the natural beauty and special charm of Lakeland life. Windermere has long been one of the most popular holiday destinations within the Lake District and that’s thanks, in no small part, to the railway.
Windermere station opened in 1847 as the terminus of the Kendall and Windermere Railway, a branch line connecting to the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (which now forms part of the West Coast Main Line from London to Glasgow) at Oxenholme. The village where the station was built was then known as Birthwaite, but it soon took on the name of the lake, and the town that grew up is now known as Windermere. The lake itself is about half a mile away.
Station details & facilities
Ticket office
Luggage
Facilities
Toilets
WiFi
Staffing and customer service
Parking
Bicycle Facilities
Accessibility
First Class Lounge
Windermere station has just one platform as it is at the end of a single-track branch line. Inside the ticket hall there is a RADAR-key accessible toilet. Directly outside the station, there is a taxi rank, a small pay-and-display car park and a bus stop for routes down to Bowness-on-Windermere and the lake, plus other destinations around the Lake District. Cycle hire is available next to the station.
Departures and arrivals from Windermere
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Departures
Arrivals
| Departing to | Train | Time | Platform | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to Oxenholme Lake District | Northern | 18:05 | 1 | On time |
| to Manchester Airport | Northern | 18:56 | 1 | On time |
| to Oxenholme Lake District | Northern | 19:48 | 1 | On time |
| to Oxenholme Lake District | Northern | 20:42 | 1 | On time |
| to Oxenholme Lake District | Northern | 21:47 | 1 | On time |
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| Arriving from | Train | Time | Platform | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| from Oxenholme Lake District | Northern | 18:01 | On time | |
| from Oxenholme Lake District | Northern | 18:49 | On time | |
| from Manchester Airport | Northern | 19:42 | On time | |
| from Oxenholme Lake District | Northern | 20:37 | On time | |
| from Oxenholme Lake District | Northern | 21:39 | On time |
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