Lancaster Railway Station

Lancaster railway station serves the city of Lancaster, in , England. It is one of the principal stations on the West Coast Main Line, located 20 miles 78 chains north of .
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Lancaster, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “LAN”, “Lancaster railway station”, and “Lancaster Station”
  • Address: Westbourne Road, Lancaster, LA1 5SJ
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lancaster Castle and Friends Meeting House.

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is a medieval castle and former prison in in the English county of . Its early history is unclear, but it may have been founded in the 11th century on the site of a Roman fort overlooking a crossing of the . is situated 650 feet northeast of Lancaster Railway Station.

Church
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The in , , England is a Quaker meeting house built in 1708. It is an active , and a Grade II* listed building.

Church
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, formally the Priory Church of St Mary, is the Church of England parish church of the city of , England. It is located near and since 1953 has been designated a Grade I listed building. is situated 850 feet northeast of Lancaster Railway Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skerton and Aldcliffe.

Suburb
is an area in the north of , , England, on the other side of the to the castle. It was formerly a township, but in the late 1800s it was incorporated into Lancaster and the neighbouring townships. takes the A6 southwards towards the city centre.

Village
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is a hamlet, and former township and civil parish, now in the parish of Aldcliffe-with-Stodday, south-west of , in the Lancaster district, in the county of , England.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , , on the North West coast of England. In the 2001 census, the Ward had a population of 6,758 living in 3,118 households, decreasing marginally to 6,755 at the 2011 Census. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Lancaster Railway Station.

Lancaster Railway Station

Latitude
54.04884° or 54° 2′ 56″ north
Longitude
-2.8078° or 2° 48′ 28″ west
Elevation
75 feet (23 metres)
Operator
Avanti West Coast
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“LAN”
IATA airport code
XQL
Open location code
9C6V25XR+GV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7167841964
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6952959
Wiki­data ID
Q763073
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“Lancaster Railway Station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “蘭卡斯特站”
  • Dutch: “station Lancaster”
  • Dutch: “Station Lancaster”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة لانكاستير”
  • Esperanto: “Stacidomo Lankastro”
  • French: “gare de Lancaster”
  • French: “Lancaster”
  • German: “Bahnhof Lancaster”
  • Italian: “stazione di Lancaster”
  • Italian: “Stazione di Lancaster”
  • Japanese: “ランカスター駅”
  • Polish: “Lancaster”
  • Urdu: “لینکاسٹر ریلوے اسٹیشن”
  • Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Caerhirfryn”

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