Today
Today the line is the part of the West Coast Main Line between Preston and Lancaster. It was electrified by overhead gantry in the early 1970s.
The North Union station at Preston is now Preston railway station. The L&CR Lancaster Castle railway station is now known as Lancaster station. None of the intervening stations have survived.
Read more about this topic: Lancaster And Preston Junction Railway
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