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Lancaster railway station

railway station in Lancaster, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK
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Lancaster railway station

Summary

Lancaster railway station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (217 views/month, #141 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lancaster railway station is located in Lancaster[3].
  • Lancaster railway station is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Lancaster railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[5].
  • Lancaster railway station is owned by Network Rail[6].
  • Lancaster railway station is operated by Avanti West Coast[7].
  • Lancaster is named after Lancaster railway station[8].
  • Lancaster railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Preston railway station[9].
  • Lancaster railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Oxenholme Lake District railway station[10].
  • Lancaster railway station's Commons category is recorded as Lancaster railway station[11].
  • Lancaster railway station's OS grid reference is recorded as SD472617[12].
  • Lancaster railway station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.048, 'lon': -2.807}[13].
  • Lancaster railway station's located on linear feature is recorded as Carlisle Grand Junction Line (WCML Crewe to Carlisle), Preston to Lancaster[14].
  • Lancaster railway station's located on linear feature is recorded as Carlisle Grand Junction Line (WCML Crewe to Carlisle), Lancaster to Carlisle[15].
  • Lancaster railway station's official website is recorded as http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/LAN/details.html[16].
  • Lancaster railway station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}[17].
  • Lancaster railway station's date of official opening is recorded as September 22, 1846[18].
  • Lancaster railway station's class of station is recorded as Category B railway station[19].
  • Lancaster railway station's state of use is recorded as in use[20].
  • Lancaster railway station's historic county is recorded as Lancashire[21].

Body

Geography

Lancaster railway station is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Lancaster[3].

Designation and Status

Lancaster railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[5].

History and Context

Lancaster railway station is owned by Network Rail[6]. Lancaster is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

Lancaster railway station ranks in the top 0.76% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (217 views/month, #141 of 18,574).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

Lancaster United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Railway Codes and Other Data: A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing. railwaycodes.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Railway Codes and Other Data: A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing. railwaycodes.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . dataportal.orr.gov.uk. dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Yirba · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image of entrance → 2015 at Lancaster station - main building.JPG
    P14452 → 910GLANCSTR
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33789|batch #33789]]: NaPTAN stop area codes (910)"
  2. 20d ago · Voldesade · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Class of station → Category B railway station
    Operator → —
    Operator → Avanti West Coast
    Aliases → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Lancaster railway station - geograph.org.uk - 8294430.jpg"
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