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Lancaster railway station has five platforms currently in use.

• Platform 1 - north facing bay platform
• Platform 2 - north facing bay platform
• Platform 3 - through platform for trains to the north
• Platform 4 - through platform for trains to the south
• Platform 5 - bidirectional through platform

In addition, there are two central through lines for non-stop passenger trains and freight traffic. There is also a disused platform 6, which is often used to stable stock.

Lancaster is served by several train operators.

• Virgin Trains operate express trains from London Euston to Carlisle, Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley using new Pendolino trains , and from Scotland to the South-West and the South Coast using new Virgin Voyagers. These services normally use platforms 3 and 4.
• TransPennine Express operate regional express services using Class 175 units, from Manchester Airport to Barrow-in-Furness via the Furness Line, and to Windermere via the Windermere Branch Line. These services also use platforms 3 and 4.
• Northern Rail operate local services, along the Furness Line to Barrow-in-Furness, the Morecambe Branch Line to Morecambe and Heysham and the Airedale Line to Skipton. These services are operated using diesel multiple units of Classes 142, 150, 153 and 156, and normally use platforms 1, 2 and 5.

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External links

• Train times (http://www.livedepartureboards.co.uk/ldb/summary.aspx?T=LAN) for Lancaster railway station from National Rail
• Street map (http://www.multimap.com/map/places.cgi?client=public&lang=&advanced=&quicksearch=LA15NW) and aerial photo (http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&lang=&pc=LA15NW) of Lancaster railway station from Multimap.com

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