Lancaster  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Lancaster, City of Lancaster England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°02′56″N 02°48′26″W / 54.04889°N 2.80722°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SD472617 | ||||
| Managed by | Avanti West Coast | ||||
| Platforms | 5 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | LAN | ||||
| Classification | DfT category B | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Lancaster and Carlisle Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 22 September 1846 | Opened as Lancaster Castle[1] | ||||
| 1902 | Remodelled | ||||
| 5 May 1969 | Renamed Lancaster[1] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  2.193 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.384 million | ||||
| 2020/21 |  0.521 million | ||||
| Interchange | 54,003 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 1.659 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.261 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 1.830 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.382 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 1.964 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.455 million | ||||
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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, 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]
- ^ a b Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ Yonge, John; Padgett, David; Szwenk, John (August 2013) [1990]. Bridge, Mike (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 4: Midlands & North West (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. maps 28A, 28C, 29A, 29B, 29C. ISBN 978-0-9549866-7-4.