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Morecambe is a railway station on the Morecambe Branch Line, which runs between Lancaster and Heysham Port. The station, situated 4 miles (6 km) west of Lancaster, serves the town of Morecambe in Lancashire .
Morecambe Promenade Station was a railway station in Morecambe, Lancashire, England. It was opened on 24 March 1907 by the Midland Railway and closed in February 1994. After twelve weeks break in passenger service for the revision of track work and signalling a new Morecambe station was opened on a site closer to the town centre.
The station opened on 12 June 1848. [1] It was expanded and the buildings were rebuilt in 1872. [2] The line originally ran through to the stone jetty to connect with shipping, but Morecambe's shipping ceased with the growth of Heysham harbour, and the line then only served Ward's shipyard.
The first railway to Morecambe was built by the Morecambe Harbour and Railway (MHR) company in 1848. [1] It had its station at Northumberland Street, roughly the same location as the modern-day Morecambe Station. The MHR had, in 1846, amalgamated with the "Little" North Western Railway (NWR), which was taken over by the Midland Railway in 1874. [2]
Morecambe Harbour railway station was on the "little" North Western Railway's Morecambe Harbour and Railway in Morecambe, Lancashire, England. It was opened in 1848 and closed in 1904. The line remained open to serve the harbour until an unknown date. [1] [2] Today the station building still exists as a cafe.
The Morecambe branch line is a railway line in Lancashire, England, running from Lancaster to Morecambe and Heysham, where trains connect with ferries to Douglas, Isle of Man. To reach Heysham, trains must reverse at Morecambe.
The Platform is a converted Victorian-styled building which used to be the old railway station. It also houses the Morecambe Tourist Information Centre. Morecambe has a number of bands playing in the town's pubs and music venues. Morecambe is home to community music charity More Music. More Music was established in 1993 and is based in the ...
Morecambe Poulton Lane was the original terminus station of the London and North Western Railway's branch to Morecambe, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It was opened to passengers in 1864 and closed in 1886, when it was replaced by Morecambe Euston Road. The line remains open between Morecambe and Lancaster, however nothing remains of the ...