Carlisle train station
Carlisle is a major interchange: 110 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is Preston, with 102 trains a day.
Carlisle is the nearest station for postcodes in CA2, CA1, CA3. Check your own postcode.
- 110 direct destinations
- 253rd busiest in Britain
- Staffed full time
- Step-free throughout
- 235 parking spaces
Direct trains from Carlisle
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston | 102 | 97 | 75 |
| Lancaster | 92 | 88 | 68 |
| Glasgow Central | 76 | 71 | 49 |
| Oxenholme Lake District | 76 | 76 | 60 |
| Penrith (North Lakes) | 67 | 69 | 57 |
| London Euston | 64 | 57 | 46 |
| Wigan North Western | 64 | 61 | 47 |
| Hexham | 60 | 60 | 26 |
| Haltwhistle | 60 | 60 | 26 |
| MetroCentre | 60 | 60 | 26 |
| Newcastle | 60 | 60 | 26 |
| Prudhoe | 60 | 60 | 26 |
| Warrington Bank Quay | 58 | 55 | 41 |
| Lockerbie | 50 | 46 | 37 |
| Motherwell | 47 | 44 | 47 |
| Annan | 43 | 42 | 10 |
| Dumfries | 43 | 42 | 10 |
| Gretna Green | 43 | 42 | 10 |
| Wetheral | 42 | 42 | 26 |
| Haydon Bridge | 40 | 40 | 26 |
| Bardon Mill | 38 | 38 | 26 |
| Brampton | 38 | 38 | 26 |
| Aspatria | 37 | 36 | 24 |
| Dalston | 37 | 36 | 24 |
| Maryport | 37 | 36 | 24 |
| Wigton | 37 | 36 | 24 |
| Workington | 37 | 36 | 24 |
| Flimby | 36 | 35 | 23 |
| Parton | 36 | 35 | 22 |
| Whitehaven | 36 | 35 | 22 |
| Crewe | 35 | 37 | 41 |
| Harrington | 35 | 34 | 21 |
| Edinburgh Waverley | 30 | 28 | 22 |
| Haymarket | 30 | 28 | 22 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 30 | 28 | 20 |
| Manchester Oxford Road | 29 | 27 | 20 |
| Manchester Airport | 29 | 27 | 20 |
| Stafford | 28 | 30 | 31 |
| Wolverhampton | 28 | 28 | 20 |
| Birmingham New Street | 27 | 27 | 20 |
and 70 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Carlisle station is
2,316,310 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 253rd busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 368,419 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Carlisle and Newcastle than any other pair: 274,152 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Dalston 3.8 miles
- Wetheral 4.0 miles
- Armathwaite 8.5 miles
- Gretna Green 9.3 miles
- Brampton 9.6 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Carlisle, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Carlisle Crown Street · 0.3 miles
- Carlisle Bogfield · 0.3 miles
- Carlisle London Road · 0.6 miles
- Carlisle Canal · 0.8 miles
- Port Carlisle Junction · 1.2 miles
- Cummersdale · 1.9 miles
Show closed stations on the map
Facilities at Carlisle station
Carlisle is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 05:00 to 20:00 · Saturday: 05:00 to 20:00 · Sunday: 09:00 to 20:00
Toilets · Waiting room
Parking at Carlisle station
- Carlisle Car Park 1 160 spaces, 9 accessible
£12.50 a day - Carlisle Car Park 2 75 spaces, 4 accessible
£12.50 a day
Cycle parking: 16 spaces (sheltered, racks).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 14 May 2026.
Getting to Carlisle station
Carlisle station is in Cumberland, North West, and is run by Avanti West Coast.
The nearest motorway junction is M6 J43 (Rosehill Roundabout), 1.9 miles east.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Carlisle station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from