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Lancaster railway station (formerly known as Lancaster Castle railway station) is a railway station that serves the city of Lancaster in Lancashire
Lancashire

Lancashire is a Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in the North West England of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea....
. It is one of the principal stations on the West Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line

The West Coast Main Line is a busy mixed-traffic railway route in the United Kingdom. It is central to the provision of fast, long-distance Intercity passenger services between London, the West Midlands , the North West England, North Wales and southern Scotland....
.

Lancaster railway station has five platforms currently in use.









In addition, there are two central through lines for non-stop passenger trains and freight traffic.






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Lancaster railway station (formerly known as Lancaster Castle railway station) is a railway station that serves the city of Lancaster in Lancashire
Lancashire

Lancashire is a Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in the North West England of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea....
. It is one of the principal stations on the West Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line

The West Coast Main Line is a busy mixed-traffic railway route in the United Kingdom. It is central to the provision of fast, long-distance Intercity passenger services between London, the West Midlands , the North West England, North Wales and southern Scotland....
.

Lancaster railway station has five platforms currently in use.
  • Platform 1 - North Facing bay platform
    Bay platform

    Bay platform is a railway-related term commonly used in United Kingdom and Australia to describe a dead-end Railway platform at a railway station which has through lines....
     for Trains to Morecambe
    Morecambe

    Morecambe is a seaside resort within the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. As of 2003 it has a resident population of about 45,000....
     and Heysham
    Heysham

    Heysham is a large coastal village near Lancaster, Lancashire in the county of Lancashire, England. Overlooking Morecambe Bay, it is a ferry port with services to the Isle of Man and Ireland....


  • Platform 2 - north facing bay platform for services to Carnforth
    Carnforth

    Carnforth is a small town near Lancaster, Lancashire in the north of Lancashire, England, situated at the north-east end of Morecambe Bay, by the River Keer....
    , then Leeds to Morecambe Line
    Leeds to Morecambe Line

    |}The Leeds to Morecambe Line is a railway line running between Leeds, Skipton, Lancaster, Lancashire and Morecambe in northern England. The service is operated by Northern Rail....
     to Leeds or the Furness Line
    Furness Line

    |}The Furness Line runs from Barrow-in-Furness to Ulverston and Grange-over-Sands, connecting with the West Coast Main Line at Carnforth. Along with the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs north from Barrow to Whitehaven, Workington and Carlisle, it is considered one of the most scenic routes in England....
     to Barrow in Furness


  • Platform 3 - through platform for trains to the north


  • Platform 4 - through platform for trains to the south


  • Platform 5 - bidirectional through platform


In addition, there are two central through lines for non-stop passenger trains and freight traffic. There was previously a Platform 6, and although the platform face remains, the track has been removed.

Lancaster is served by several train operators.
  • Virgin Trains
    Virgin Trains

    Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, which currently provides services from Euston railway station to the West Midlands , North West England, North Wales and Scotland, and from Birmingham New Street station to North West England and Scotland, on the West Coast Main Line....
     operate express trains from London Euston to Carlisle
    Carlisle

    Carlisle is in the City of Carlisle, a district of Cumbria in North West England. It is located at the confluence of the rivers River Eden, Cumbria, River Caldew and River Petteril, south of the Anglo-Scottish border....
     and Glasgow Central using new Pendolino trains
    British Rail Class 390

    The United Kingdom Class 390 Pendolino electric multiple unit is a tilting train built by Fiat Ferroviaria utilising Fiat tilt systems. Fifty-three 9-car units were built for Virgin Trains from 2001 to 2004....
    , and from Glasgow & Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street using Virgin Voyagers
    British Rail Class 221

    The Class 221 SuperVoyagers are diesel electric multiple unit express trains built by Bombardier Transportation between 2000 and 2002 and entering service 12 April 2002....
    . These services normally use platforms 3 and 4.
  • TransPennine Express operate regional express services using Class 185
    British Rail Class 185

    The Class 185 is a diesel multiple unit passenger train of the Desiro type built by Siemens AG in Germany for the United Kingdom train operating company TransPennine Express....
     units, from Manchester Airport to Barrow-in-Furness
    Barrow-in-Furness

    Barrow-in-Furness , often known simply as Barrow, is an manufacturing and seaport which forms about half the territory of the wider Barrow-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria, England....
     via the Furness Line
    Furness Line

    |}The Furness Line runs from Barrow-in-Furness to Ulverston and Grange-over-Sands, connecting with the West Coast Main Line at Carnforth. Along with the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs north from Barrow to Whitehaven, Workington and Carlisle, it is considered one of the most scenic routes in England....
    , and to Windermere
    Windermere (town)

    Windermere is a town and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It lies about half a mile away from Windermere . Although the town Windermere does not touch the lake, it has now grown together with the older lakeside town of Bowness-on-Windermere, though the two retain distinguishable town centres....
     via the Windermere Branch Line
    Windermere Branch Line

    |}The Windermere Branch Line is the railway line from Oxenholme to Kendal and Windermere , originally part of the Kendal and Windermere Railway....
     and since December 2007 to Cumbria and Scotland via the West Coast Main Line. These services also use platforms 3 and 4.
  • Northern Rail
    Northern Rail

    Northern Rail is a train operating company that has operated local passenger services in the north of England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-NedRailways, is a consortium formed of NedRailways and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems....
     operate local services, along the Furness Line
    Furness Line

    |}The Furness Line runs from Barrow-in-Furness to Ulverston and Grange-over-Sands, connecting with the West Coast Main Line at Carnforth. Along with the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs north from Barrow to Whitehaven, Workington and Carlisle, it is considered one of the most scenic routes in England....
     to Barrow-in-Furness
    Barrow-in-Furness

    Barrow-in-Furness , often known simply as Barrow, is an manufacturing and seaport which forms about half the territory of the wider Barrow-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria, England....
    , the Morecambe Branch Line
    Morecambe Branch Line

    |}The Morecambe Branch Line is a railway line in Lancashire, England, from Lancaster, England to Morecambe and Heysham where services connect with the ferry service to Douglas, Isle of Man on the Isle of Man....
     to Morecambe
    Morecambe

    Morecambe is a seaside resort within the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. As of 2003 it has a resident population of about 45,000....
     and Heysham
    Heysham

    Heysham is a large coastal village near Lancaster, Lancashire in the county of Lancashire, England. Overlooking Morecambe Bay, it is a ferry port with services to the Isle of Man and Ireland....
     and the Leeds to Morecambe Line
    Leeds to Morecambe Line

    |}The Leeds to Morecambe Line is a railway line running between Leeds, Skipton, Lancaster, Lancashire and Morecambe in northern England. The service is operated by Northern Rail....
     to Skipton
    Skipton

    Skipton is a civil parish and historic market town in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is a popular tourist destination in its own right, as well as being a convenient base for visitors to the Yorkshire Dales ....
     and Leeds
    Leeds

    Leeds is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England. It is the urban core and administrative centre of the wider metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds....
    . These services are operated using diesel multiple unit
    Diesel multiple unit

    A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages powered by one or more on-board diesel engines....
    s of Classes 142
    British Rail Class 142

    The British Rail Class 142 is a class of Pacer multiple units used in the United Kingdom. 96 units were built by BREL in Derby Carriage and Wagon Works between 1985 and 1987....
    , 150
    British Rail Class 150

    The British Rail Class 150 British Rail brand names diesel multiple units were built by BREL from 1984-87. A total of 137 units were built in three main subclasses, replacing many of the earlier List of British Rail diesel multiple unit classes#1st Generation "Heritage" DMUs....
    , 153
    British Rail Class 153

    The British Rail Class 153 "Sprinter " is a single-car diesel multiple unit train....
     and 156
    British Rail Class 156

    The British Rail Class 156 "Super-Sprinter " is a diesel multiple unit . A hundred and fourteen of these units were built from 1987-89 by Metro-Cammell at their Washwood Heath Works in Birmingham....
    , and normally use platforms 1, 2 and 5.


History

Formerly known as Lancaster Castle Station in order to distinguish it from Lancaster Green Ayre Station
Lancaster Green Ayre railway station

Lancaster Green Ayre railway station was the Midland Railway's station in the city of Lancaster, Lancashire in England. The line between Green Ayre and Morecambe Promenade railway station was used for pioneering experimental electrification via overhead cable....
 on the Wennington-Morecambe line, Lancaster station was officially opened on 21 September 1846. The first public service ran into the station on 17 December the same year. The station was built as the southern terminus of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway

The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway was a British railway company authorised on 6 June 1844 to build a line between Lancaster, England and Carlisle in Northern England....
 after the initial planned route for the line - following the Lancaster Canal
Lancaster Canal

| |}The Lancaster Canal is a canal in the north of England, originally planned to run from Westhoughton in Lancashire to Kendal in south Cumbria ....
 and crossing the River Lune
River Lune

The River Lune is a river in Cumbria and Lancashire, England.It is formed at Wath, in the parish of Ravenstonedale, Cumbria, at the confluence of Sandwath Beck and Weasdale Beck....
 from Ladies Walk to Skerton - was changed in favour of a cheaper route west of the city.

The station was remodelled in 1902 when additional lines and platforms were added and further station buildings constructed. The new buildings were styled mock-Elizabethan with the intention of mirroring the battlements of the nearby Lancaster Castle
Lancaster Castle

Lancaster Castle is an ancient castle, a Crown Court, and a Prison security categories in the United Kingdom men's prison, located in Lancaster, Lancashire, England....
. Platforms 5 and 6 were electrified in 1908 to serve the now-closed Midland Railway
Midland Railway

The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1844 to 1922 when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
 route to Morecambe and Heysham. This line closed in January 1966 and the overhead line equipment was removed.

The track layout in the station area was rationalised in 1973 when control of the signalling was transferred to the new Preston Power Signal Box. This included the removal of the track from Platform 6, although this platform had seen no regular use for some time prior to this. The West Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line

The West Coast Main Line is a busy mixed-traffic railway route in the United Kingdom. It is central to the provision of fast, long-distance Intercity passenger services between London, the West Midlands , the North West England, North Wales and southern Scotland....
 through Lancaster was electrified in 1974, and regular electric passenger services recommenced at the station 7 May 1974.

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