Preston railway station

Summary

Preston railway station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.61% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (232 views/month, #113 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Preston railway station is located in Preston^[3].
• Preston railway station is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Preston railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[5].
• Preston railway station's instance of is recorded as union station^[6].
• Preston railway station's connecting line is recorded as West Coast Main Line^[7].
• Preston railway station is owned by Network Rail^[8].
• Preston railway station is operated by Avanti West Coast^[9].
• Preston is named after Preston railway station^[10].
• Preston railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Leyland railway station^[11].
• Preston railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Lancaster railway station^[12].
• Preston railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Croston railway station^[13].
• Preston railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Lostock Hall railway station^[14].
• Preston railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Salwick railway station^[15].
• Preston railway station's Commons category is recorded as Preston railway station^[16].
• Preston railway station's OS grid reference is recorded as SD534290^[17].
• Preston railway station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.756, 'lon': -2.7072}^[18].
• Preston railway station's located on linear feature is recorded as Carlisle Grand Junction Line (WCML Crewe to Carlisle), Preston to Lancaster^[19].
• Preston railway station's located on linear feature is recorded as Carlisle Grand Junction Line (WCML Crewe to Carlisle), Golborne Junction to Preston^[20].
• Preston railway station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+9'}^[21].
• Preston railway station's connecting service is recorded as Caledonian Sleeper^[22].
• Preston railway station's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed building^[23].
• Preston railway station's date of official opening is recorded as 1850^[24].
• Preston railway station's state of use is recorded as in use^[25].
• Preston railway station's historic county is recorded as Lancashire^[26].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[5] and union station^[6]. Preston railway station's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed building^[23].

History and Context

Preston railway station is owned by Network Rail^[8]. Preston is named after it^[10].

Why It Matters

Preston railway station ranks in the top 0.61% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (232 views/month, #113 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]