Lancaster

Location type

Station

Names and dates

Lancaster Castle (1846-1969)
Lancaster (1969-)

Station code: LAN National Rail
Where: North West England, England
Opened on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway.
Opened on the Glasson Dock Branch (London and North Western Railway).

Description

This is a five platform station.

Platforms 1 and 2 are bay at the north end on the west side of the line, platforms 3 and 4 are the main through platforms (with four tracks between them) and platform 5 is the other side of the island formed with platform 4. All platforms are electrified.

Originally also known as Lancaster New Bailey. The station replaced Lancaster [1st] (now known as Lancaster Greaves).

Local

The castle, Lancaster Castle [Castle], is to the north east.

Tags

Station




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Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.


Chronology Dates

  /  /    Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Takes over the Lancaster Canal, and thus the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway. Services to the south from Lancaster Penny Lane diverted to Lancaster Castle.

News items

24/05/2023Lancaster railway station to battle for award in World Cup of Stations [Lancaster Guardian]
19/04/2023Major rail upgrades complete between Lancaster and Carlisle [News and Star]
20/03/2023Platform canopies to be renovated for passengers at Lancaster station [Network Rail]
21/11/2022Review: Northern Lines - Preston to Lancaster - West Coast Main Line by Roy Davies [Railscot]
23/04/2022Battle to ensure Lancaster stays regular stop on West Coast Mainline trains [LancsLive]
14/03/2022We took the train to Heysham to find out what was really there [The Tab]
07/01/2022This is when the new bar at Lancaster railway station is planned to open [Lancaster Guardian]
22/12/2021Avanti West Coast celebrates 175 years of Lancaster and Carlisle railway [Avanti West Coast]
20/12/2021Cumbria celebrates 175th anniversary of key rail line [News and Star]
15/12/2021Lancaster to Carlisle railway celebrated in pictures [BBC News]

Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: The Lake Counties v. 14 (Regional Railway History)

An Illustrated History of Carlisle's Railways