Carlisle railway 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.
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 | 91 | 88 | 68 |
| Oxenholme Lake District | 76 | 76 | 60 |
| Penrith (North Lakes) | 67 | 69 | 57 |
| Glasgow Central | 80 | 75 | 53 |
| Motherwell | 47 | 44 | 47 |
| Wigan North Western | 64 | 61 | 47 |
| London Euston | 64 | 57 | 46 |
| Warrington Bank Quay | 58 | 55 | 41 |
| Lockerbie | 50 | 46 | 37 |
| Crewe | 35 | 38 | 29 |
| Bardon Mill | 38 | 38 | 26 |
| Blaydon | 18 | 18 | 26 |
| Brampton | 38 | 38 | 26 |
| Corbridge | 17 | 17 | 26 |
| Haydon Bridge | 40 | 40 | 26 |
| Hexham | 60 | 60 | 26 |
| Haltwhistle | 60 | 60 | 26 |
| MetroCentre | 60 | 60 | 26 |
| Newcastle | 60 | 60 | 26 |
| Prudhoe | 60 | 60 | 26 |
| Riding Mill | 17 | 17 | 26 |
| Stocksfield | 18 | 18 | 26 |
| Wetheral | 42 | 42 | 26 |
| Wylam | 18 | 18 | 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 |
| Edinburgh Waverley | 30 | 28 | 22 |
| Haymarket | 30 | 28 | 22 |
| Parton | 36 | 35 | 22 |
| Whitehaven | 36 | 35 | 22 |
| Harrington | 35 | 34 | 21 |
| Birmingham New Street | 27 | 27 | 20 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 30 | 28 | 20 |
| Manchester Oxford Road | 29 | 27 | 20 |
| Manchester Airport | 28 | 27 | 20 |
and 73 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Carlisle 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 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
- Scotby · 2.2 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.