abor ▁econom ists <0x0A> </s> ▁Pen r ith ▁North ▁L akes ▁railway ▁station ▁( o ften ▁short ened ▁to ▁Pen r ith ) ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁Main ▁Line ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁It ▁serves ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Pen r ith , ▁C umb ria , ▁and ▁is ▁less ▁than ▁one ▁mile ▁from ▁its ▁centre . ▁ ▁National ▁Express ▁coach es ▁leave ▁from ▁the ▁station ' s ▁car ▁park ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁bus ▁links ▁to ▁K es wick , ▁Work ington , ▁Apple by - in - West mor land ▁and ▁U ll sw ater . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁Lanc aster ▁and ▁Carl is le ▁Railway , ▁it ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Sir ▁William ▁T ite . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁station ▁is ▁now ▁relatively ▁quiet ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁termin us ▁for ▁the ▁C ock erm outh , ▁K es wick ▁and ▁Pen r ith ▁Railway ▁and ▁the ▁North ▁Eastern ▁Railway ' s ▁E den ▁Valley ▁branch ▁which ▁joined ▁with ▁the ▁St ain more ▁line ▁at ▁Kirk by ▁Stephen ▁providing ▁connections ▁to ▁the ▁East ▁Coast ▁Main ▁Line ▁at ▁Dar ling ton . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁mid - n in ete enth ▁century ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁connect ▁Pen r ith ▁by ▁rail ▁to ▁the ▁lead ▁mines ▁at ▁C ald beck ▁and ▁eventually ▁joining ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁C umb rian ▁Coast ▁Line ▁near ▁W ig ton . ▁