Furness Line
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The Furness Line is a railway line in north-west England that runs from Barrow-in-Furness via Ulverston and Grange-over-Sands . The railway line has a connection to the West Coast Main Line at Carnforth and continues north of Barrow on the Cumbrian Coast Line .
A branch line that branched off to Lakeside in Ulverston is now operated as a museum railway by the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway after its closure in 1965 .
The train connections between Barrow-in-Furness via Carnforth to Lancaster and Manchester are operated by TransPennine Express . Further connections between Lancaster and Barrow with continuation in the direction of Carlisle via the Cumbrian Coast Line are operated by Northern Rail .
Engineering structures
The most important bridges on the route are the crossings of the mouths of the Kent rivers between Arnside and Grange-on-Sands and Leven between Cark and Cartmel and Ulverston into Morecambe Bay .