Morecambe Euston Road railway station
Former station in Lancashire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Morecambe Euston Road was the terminus station of the London and North Western Railway's branch line to Morecambe, in Lancashire, England. It closed in 1962, after which all trains to Morecambe used the nearby Morecambe Promenade station.
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Morecambe Euston Road | |||||
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Pictured ten years after closure | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Morecambe, Lancaster, Lancashire England | ||||
Coordinates | 54.0707°N 2.8623°W / 54.0707; -2.8623 | ||||
Platforms | 5 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Disused | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | London and North Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
9 May 1886 | Opened as "Morecambe" | ||||
2 June 1924 | Renamed "Morecambe Euston Road" | ||||
15 September 1958 | Summer excursions only | ||||
8 September 1962 | Closed to passengers | ||||
9 October 1972 | closed completely | ||||
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