Morecambe railway station
Railway station in Lancashire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
General information | |||||
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Location | Morecambe, City of Lancaster England | ||||
Coordinates | 54°04′13″N 2°52′07″W | ||||
Grid reference | SD432641 | ||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Tracks | 3 (1 bay platform) | ||||
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Station code | MCM | ||||
Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Railtrack | ||||
Key dates | |||||
29 May 1994 | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.196 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.208 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.044 million | ||||
2021/22 | 0.147 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.165 million | ||||
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The current truncated two-platform station was opened on 29 May 1994, replacing the Midland Railway's earlier terminus, Morecambe Promenade, which was situated some 400 m (440 yd) further west, closer to the town's seafront.
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The old station building remains in use as a pub and restaurant, but its platforms have been demolished and the site is now occupied by a cinema and the Morecambe indoor market. That station was itself a replacement for the North Western Railway's original two-platform terminus at Northumberland Street, which opened in 1851 and closed in March 1907. It was located almost exactly on the same site as the current station and ticket office.