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Carlisle (CAR)

Name: Carlisle — station data
Creator: LopoRail

Station CAR on the United Kingdom network ( UK )

Full TimeUnited Kingdom · UK

PunctualityLow risk · 31/100

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Station NameCarlisle

Station CodeCAR

CountryUK

Latitude54.89068

Longitude-2.93383

Operator CodeVT

OperatorAvanti West Coast

National Location Code211800

StaffingFull Time

AddressCarlisle station, Court Square, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 1QZ

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Transfer difficulty 4/5 Min safe connection 15 min Step-free access

Service status

Avanti West Coast

Good service

Live data

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CARLISLE (CAR) \u00b7 DeparturesLive

TimeDestinationPlatOperatorStatus

12:32MIDDLESBROUGH5Northern Trains+1m

12:34MANCHESTER AIRPORT4TransPennine Express+1m

12:43BASFORD HALL YARD (FL)Freight (unallocated)+5m

12:38BASFORD HALL YARD (FL)Freight (unallocated)On time

12:46CARLISLE YARD COLAS RAILFreight (unallocated)+2m

12:56GLASGOW CENTRAL1Avanti West Coast+7m

12:52LONDON EUSTON4Avanti West Coast+2m

12:54NEWCASTLE6Northern Trains+1m

13:12EDINBURGH3Avanti West Coast+11m

13:14DUMFRIES7ScotRail+8m

13:08WHITEHAVEN2Northern TrainsOn time

13:12LONDON EUSTON4Avanti West CoastOn time

13:16GLASGOW CENTRAL3TransPennine Express+1m

13:29LIVERPOOL LIME STREE3TransPennine Express+1m

13:32MIDDLESBROUGH4Northern TrainsOn time

13:35MANCHESTER AIRPORT3TransPennine Express+1m

13:37LEEDS5Northern TrainsOn time

14:20GLASGOW CENTRAL3Avanti West Coast+31m

14:05LONDON EUSTON4Avanti West Coast+16m

14:02NEWCASTLE5Northern Trains+9m

14:02TEES YARD DN STAGINGS FHFreight (unallocated)On time

14:07GLASGOW CENTRAL3Avanti West Coast+4m

14:07LONDON EUSTON4Avanti West CoastOn time

14:08GLASGOW CENTRAL7ScotRailOn time

14:10WHITEHAVEN2Northern TrainsOn time

14:15EDINBURGH3TransPennine ExpressOn time

14:29LONDON EUSTON4LF+9m

14:23CARLISLE YARD COLAS RAILFreight (unallocated)On time

14:24GLASGOW CENTRAL3TransPennine ExpressOn time

14:29STIRLING1LFOn time

14:32MIDDLESBROUGHNorthern TrainsOn time

14:34MANCHESTER AIRPORTTransPennine ExpressOn time

14:40WHITEHAVENNorthern Trains+1m

14:48LONDON EUSTONAvanti West CoastOn time

15:30GLASGOW CENTRALAvanti West Coast+41m

14:50LEEDSNorthern TrainsOn time

14:56NEWCASTLENorthern Trains+2m

14:55LONDON EUSTONAvanti West CoastOn time

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