The latter company was taken over by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) in 1866, but the M&C remained independent right up until absorption into the LMS in January 1923.

In the aftermath of the 2009 Cumbria floods, an additional hourly shuttle service operated southbound stopping at stations to Workington.

[3] A new eco-friendly waiting shelter was erected at the station in the autumn 2011, at a cost of £120,000, to replace the more basic facilities previously offered.

[8] Route 60 begins in Maryport and heads north-west up the B5300 to Silloth, calling at Allonby, Mawbray, Beckfoot and Blitterlees; this provides residents of these smaller settlements with a connection to the station.

There are also buses heading north towards Carlisle, via Crosby and Aspatria, south towards Workington via Dunmail Park shopping centre, and east towards Cockermouth.