Lancaster Train Station, Lancashire
Details
Accessibility
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/lancaster/
This station has step-free access to all platforms.
Brief description
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster_railway_station
2024: "Lancaster railway station (formerly known as Lancaster Castle railway station) is a railway station that serves the city of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. It is one of the principal stations on the West Coast Main Line. It is located 20 miles 78 chains (33.76 km) from Preston and is the zero point for mileages onward to Carlisle.[2] Lancaster is served by several train operators.
Avanti West Coast operate express trains from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central using Class 390 Pendolinos, and Class 221 Super Voyagers. Early morning or late evening services to/from Edinburgh/Glasgow Central or Carlisle or Lancaster start or terminate at Birmingham New Street or Wolverhampton and peak services to and from London Euston terminate and start at Lancaster or Carlisle. A few services to/from Crewe also terminate/start at Lancaster. These services normally use platforms 3 and 4.[5][6]
TransPennine Express operate regional express services from Manchester Airport, Liverpool Lime Street and Preston to Edinburgh and Glasgow Central via the West Coast Main Line using Class 397 EMUs. These services also use platforms 3 and 4.[7]Northern operate local & regional services along the Furness line to Barrow-in-Furness and then onto Carlisle via the Cumbrian Coast line, to Windermere via Oxenholme and the Windermere branch line (since the April 2016 franchise changeover), the Morecambe branch line to Morecambe and Heysham and the Leeds–Morecambe line to Skipton and Leeds. These services are operated using DMUs of Classes 150, 153, 156, 158 and 195s.[8] Through services use the same platforms as Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express trains, whilst those starting & terminating here mostly use platforms 1, 2 and 5. One Northern Trains service a day travels to Morecambe via Carnforth, with some trains continuing to Heysham Port to connect with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company's ferry service to Douglas. Nuclear flask trains serving Heysham power station are the other main users of the Heysham branch."
Address
Lancaster train station
Lancaster
LA1 5PE
Phone
Website
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster_railway_station
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/lancaster/
Directions
Opening Times
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Transport
Amenities
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/lancaster/
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