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Lancaster Station (other)
Lancaster station might refer to: * Lancaster station (Pennsylvania), an Amtrak station in the United States * Lancaster station (California), a Metrolink station in the United States * Lancaster railway station, formerly ''Lancaster Castle railway station'', England * Lancaster railway station (1840–1849), England, the first station in Lancaster, England, open from 1840 to 1849 * Lancaster Green Ayre railway station, England, from 1848 to 1966 * Lancaster bus station, England See also * Lancaster (other) {{station disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancaster Station (Pennsylvania)
Lancaster (formerly known as Lancaster Castle) is a railway station that serves the city of Lancaster, in Lancashire, England. It is one of the principal stations on the West Coast Main Line, located north of . History Originally known as ''Lancaster Castle'', in order to distinguish it from the Lancaster Greaves station (1840–1849), Lancaster station was officially opened on 21 September 1846. The first public service ran into the station on 17 December the same year. It was built as the southern terminus of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway after the initial planned route for the line was changed in favour of a cheaper route west of the city; it would have followed the Lancaster Canal and crossed the River Lune from Ladies Walk to Skerton. The station was remodelled in 1900-1906 when additional lines and platforms were added and further station buildings constructed. The new buildings were styled mock-Elizabethan with the intention of mirroring the battlements of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancaster Station (California)
Lancaster station is owned by and located in the city of Lancaster, California. It serves as a transfer point for several public transportation bus routes as well as the final Metrolink train station on the Antelope Valley Line that originates away in downtown Los Angeles, at Union Station. History Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line originally terminated in Santa Clarita, and was named the Santa Clarita line. Its plans to extend the line were expedited by almost 10 years following the 1994 Northridge earthquake, which collapsed sections of the SR 14 and I-5 freeways. The Navy Seabee construction battalion and crews from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works built an emergency Lancaster station in three days, and Metrolink service began on January 24, one week after the earthquake. Connecting services * Antelope Valley Transit Authority: **4 – Eastside Lancaster **7 – Rancho Vista/Lancaster **9 – Quartz Hill via Avenue H **11 – East/West Lanca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancaster Railway Station
Lancaster (formerly known as Lancaster Castle) is a railway station that serves the city of Lancaster, in Lancashire, England. It is one of the principal stations on the West Coast Main Line, located north of . History Originally known as ''Lancaster Castle'', in order to distinguish it from the Lancaster Greaves station (1840–1849), Lancaster station was officially opened on 21 September 1846. The first public service ran into the station on 17 December the same year. It was built as the southern terminus of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway after the initial planned route for the line was changed in favour of a cheaper route west of the city; it would have followed the Lancaster Canal and crossed the River Lune from Ladies Walk to Skerton. The station was remodelled in 1900-1906 when additional lines and platforms were added and further station buildings constructed. The new buildings were styled mock-Elizabethan with the intention of mirroring the battlements of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancaster Railway Station (1840–1849)
The first Lancaster railway station was the northern terminus of the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway, located in the Greaves area of the city of Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It was open from 1840 to 1849, by which time it had been superseded by Lancaster Castle railway station. Some books refer to the station as "Lancaster (Greaves)" or "Lancaster (Penny Street)" to distinguish it from later stations in the city, although whilst open it was known simply as "Lancaster" as there was no other station of that name at the same time. History Lancaster station opened on 26 June 1840, along with the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway (L&PJR) between Preston and Lancaster. The building, which also served as the railway company's headquarters, was designed by Edwin Gwyther of Birmingham.Nurses' Home, Lancast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancaster Green Ayre Railway Station
Lancaster Green Ayre railway station was the Midland Railway's station in the city of Lancaster in England. The line between Green Ayre and Morecambe was used for pioneering experimental electrification via overhead wires. The station closed to passengers in 1966 and there are no remains. History Lancaster's first two stations were the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway's at ''Greaves'' in 1840, and the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway's ''Lancaster Castle'' which superseded it in 1846.Bairstow, p. 96 The third station was opened by the Morecambe Harbour and Railway Company (MH&R) on 12 June 1848.Vinter, p. 129 The station building was designed by Edmund Sharpe. Originally called ''Lancaster'', it was soon renamed ''Lancaster Green Ayre'', although timetables incorrectly listed its name as Lancaster Green Area until 1870. The line originally ran from Lancaster to . The MH&R soon amalgamated with the "little" North Western Railway, which continued the line eastward from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancaster Bus Station
Lancaster bus station serves the city of Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The bus station was funded by both the Lancashire County Council and Lancaster City Council. The station, situated in the centre of the city, was re-built and opened in 2001, is staffed full-time, completely covered and consists of 20 stands, a refreshment kiosk, on site toilet facilities and an electronic passenger information board. Directly outside the bus station is Lancaster's main taxi rank. Services The main operators from the bus station are operated Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire with some additional services being run by local firm Kirkby Lonsdale Coaches. Buses mainly travel from the bus station around the Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham and Carnforth areas, but regular services also run as far afield as Preston, Blackpool and Knott End on Sea in Lancashire. Skipton, Settle, Bentham and Ingleton in North Yorkshire and Kirkby Lonsdale, Kendal, Keswick and the central Lake Distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
