Editing Carlisle (section)

==Transport==
===Road===
Carlisle is linked to the rest of England via the [[M6 motorway]] to the south, and to Scotland via the [[M74 motorway|M74/A74]] towards Glasgow and the north. Many [[trunk road]]s begin or terminate in Carlisle, including the [[A6 road (England)|A6]] to [[Penrith, Cumbria|Penrith]] and [[Luton]] (historically the main road to the south prior to the opening of the M6), the [[A595 road|A595]] to western Cumbria, the [[A69 road (Great Britain)|A69]] to Newcastle upon Tyne and the [[A7 road (Great Britain)|A7]] to Edinburgh.

===Rail===
[[File:Carlisle railway station - Cumbria - England - 2005-06-25.jpg|thumb|[[Carlisle railway station]]]]
Carlisle became a major [[railway]] centre with, at one time, seven different companies using [[Carlisle railway station|Carlisle Citadel railway station]]. Prior to the building of the Citadel railway station, Carlisle had several railway stations, including [[Carlisle London Road railway station|London Road railway station]]. Carlisle also used to have the largest railway marshaling yard in Europe, at [[Carlisle Kingmoor Marshalling Yard|Kingmoor]], which, although reduced in size, is still operational and used by railfreight companies such as [[Colas Rail]], [[DB Cargo UK]], [[Freightliner Group|Freightliner]] and occasionally [[Direct Rail Services]].

Today, Carlisle railway station is a principal station on the [[West Coast Main Line]]. Other lines branch off to [[Newcastle railway station|Newcastle]], along the [[Tyne Valley line]]; [[Leeds railway station|Leeds]], along the [[Settle and Carlisle line]]; [[Glasgow Central railway station|Glasgow Central]], via [[Dumfries railway station|Dumfries]] along the [[Glasgow South Western Line]] which connects [[Ayr railway station|Ayr]] and [[Stranraer railway station|Stranraer]] for the [[Stena Line]] ferry to [[Port of Belfast]] or [[P&O Ferries]] to [[Larne Harbour railway station|Larne Harbour]]; and west Cumbria along the [[Cumbrian Coast line]] to [[Whitehaven railway station|Whitehaven]], [[Barrow-in-Furness railway station|Barrow-in-Furness]] and [[Lancaster railway station|Lancaster]]. Services are operated by [[ScotRail]], [[Avanti West Coast]], [[Northern (train operating company)|Northern]] and [[TransPennine Express]]. [[Carlisle Kingmoor TMD|Kingmoor Traction Maintenance Depot]] is a major facility north of Carlisle, operated by [[Direct Rail Services]].

===Bus services===
Most local bus services in the city are operated by [[Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire]]. Previously, local independent operator, Reays Coaches, operated a number of local routes, many of which were in competition with Stagecoach.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-10-01 |title=Jobs boost from Reays Carlisle expansion |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-19783993 |access-date=2024-09-30 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

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The bus station is situated on Drury Lane, off Lonsdale Street. It has seven stands, each of which are covered by a waiting shelter, as well as a travel centre.

The present station was built in the 1990s to replace a larger station that was partially on the same site and had access from Lowther Street, where the Earls Lane shopping area is now.{{Citation needed|date=August 2016}} It is owned and managed by [[Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire]].<ref>Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire. (2019). ''[https://www.stagecoachbus.com/media-library/files/cumbria%20and%20north%20lancashire/annual%20report/cnl_annual%20report%202018_19.pdf Annual Performance Cumbria and North Lancashire May 2018-April 2019] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622012005/https://www.stagecoachbus.com/media-library/files/cumbria%20and%20north%20lancashire/annual%20report/cnl_annual%20report%202018_19.pdf |date=22 June 2021 }}''.</ref> The main operators at the bus station are [[Stagecoach North East]], [[Borders Buses]], [[National Express Coaches|National Express]] and Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire.

===Air===
[[Carlisle Lake District Airport]] is a small regional airport located {{cvt|5.8|mi|km}} east north-east of the city. The nearest major airport is [[Newcastle International Airport]], near the east coast, which is around {{cvt|55|mi|km}} away from Carlisle.