Morecambe (Northumberland Street) railway station

Morecambe (Northumberland Street)
General information
Location	England
Coordinates	54°04′13″N2°52′10″W / 54.0704°N 2.8695°W / 54.0704; -2.8695
Grid reference	SD428642
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Key dates
1848	Opened
1907	Closed
?	Full closure
Location Morecambe (Northumberland Street) Location in Morecambe Show map of Morecambe Morecambe (Northumberland Street) Location in the present-day City of Lancaster district Show map of the City of Lancaster district Morecambe (Northumberland Street) Location in present-day Lancashire Show map of Lancashire

The first Morecambe railway station was located on Northumberland Street, in the seaside town of Morecambe, Lancashire, England.

History

The station opened on 12 June 1848. ^[1] It was expanded and the buildings were rebuilt in 1872. ^[2] The line originally ran through to the stone jetty to connect with shipping, but Morecambe's shipping ceased with the growth of Heysham harbour, and the line then only served Ward's shipyard. ^[3]

The station closed in March 1907 on the opening of a new Morecambe station that would later be known as Morecambe Promenade. ^[3] The original station remained open for goods before closing at an unknown date.

After Morecambe Promenade station closed on 7 February 1994, a replacement Morecambe station was built on approximately the site of the old Northumberland Street station, opening on 29 May 1994. ^[4]

A mural depicting the station is one of a series by Patricia Haskey and Graham Lowe which form the Poulton Village Art Trail. ^[5]

References

1. "Local Intelligence. The North Western Railway" . Lancaster Gazette. England. 17 June 1848. Retrieved 17 April 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Local Intelligence. The Morecambe Railway Station" . Lancaster Gazette. England. 17 February 1872. Retrieved 17 April 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Northumberland Street Station, Morecambe". Red Rose Collections from Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
4. "History of Morecambe Promenade Station". Friends of The Platform Morecambe. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
5. "Morecambe Murals". Environmental Artworks & Sculpture Trails in Britain. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2025.

External lnks

• Photograph of the station in 1890
• Photograph of a mural in Morecambe showing the station, seen in 2009