Lancaster
Address
Lancaster Castle Station
Meeting House Lane
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 5NW
Grid Reference
SD 471616 – for a map visit www.streetmap.co.uk and enter the grid reference.
Operator
Facilities
+ Staffed station
+ Ticket Office (Mon – Sat 05.15 – 19.45, Sun 09.30 – 20.00
+ Services to Morecambe, Barrow and Leeds with Northern Rail and services to all areas of country with Avanti West Coast and Transpennine Express
+ Car parking for 147 cars – 24 hours £12.00 per day (£4.00 Sats & Suns)
+ Covered platforms
+ Additional seating on platforms
+ Secure cycle storage on car park (keys from booking office)
+ Toilets on both platforms including disabled
+ Public Address
+ CCTV
Attractions
Lancaster Castle – see history come alive in the heart of Lancaster. England’s dark history, with tales of persecution, incarceration, punishment and execution, has been lived out over the centuries within the confines of Lancaster Castle!
Lancaster Priory Church – a Grade 1 listed building, located on a site which has seen Christian worship since Saxon times.
Maritime Museum – explore Lancaster’s golden age and rich maritime and natural history.
City Museum – housed in Lancaster’s former town hall the museum is home to the Kings Own Royal Regiment Museum
Judge’s Lodgings – an elegant Grade 1 listed building once home to Thomas Covell a notorious witch hunter.
Williamson Park – 54 acres of beautiful parkland with the Ashton Memorial and an Edwardian Butterfly House.
Duke’s Playhouse – a theatre and film venue.
The Grand Theatre – a venue for concerts, plays and shows.
Latest News
Yorkshire Dales Explorer 4 April 2026
The DalesBus 80 service resumes for the 2026 season this week making it easier to get to Hawes and ENCT & disabled schemes are available. Posted 31.03.26
LancsCAN March 2026 Newsletter
The latest LancsCAN newsletter gives Accrington Eco station some coverage in an article by Dave Savage. Posted 31.03.26
Community Rail Lancashire Annual Report
Community Rail Lancashire has published its Annual Report for 2025, plenty to read about the work undertaken by CRL across the North of England. Posted 24.03.26
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