Morecambe railway station

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Morecambe

Morecambe railway station in 1976

Location

Place

Morecambe

Local authority

Lancaster

Operations

Station code

MCM

Managed by

Northern Rail

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

195,316

2005/06 *

185,405

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Morecambe from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Morecambe railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Morecambe in Lancashire, England. It is located on the Morecambe Branch Line from Lancaster to Heysham.

Recently a modern ticket office was opened, and passenger numbers have increased by 8% over the last 5 years. Most services are operated by British Rail Class 142 Pacer units.

All services run into platforms 1 and 2 at Lancaster. Trains can only go to Heysham using platform 2, as the separate lines to platforms 1 and 2 are only connected at Bare Lane.

[edit] Services

The station is served by Northern Rail local services, which operate as a regular Lancaster-Morecambe shuttle. There are also a few longer-distance services from Morecambe to Skipton and Leeds via the Airedale Line. Additionally, there is a limited service to Heysham, connecting with the ferry to the Isle of Man. Trains for Heysham must reverse at Morecambe.

In addition, the last train each weekday evening is a Transpennine Express service from Windermere, which diverts from its route to Barrow-in-Furness. This service calls at Lancaster, Bare Lane and Morecambe, before reversing, calling at Bare Lane again, then rejoining the West Coast Main Line and continuing via Carnforth.