| Route | West Coast Main Line (WCML) |
| Section | Preston to Lancaster |
| Remarks | CGJ: Crewe Grand Junction |
| Maps | CGJ6 Interactive • Local: Preston |
| ELR Extent | 0M -198y to 21M 0007y • 21.116 miles • 33.984 km |
| Measured 34.031 km (+47 m, relative to reported extent) | |
| Track ID Extents | ☐ 0M -198y to 0M -001y • 0.112 miles • 0.180 km |
| ☒ 0M -001y to 20M 1756y • 20.998 miles • 33.793 km | |
| ☐ 20M 1756y to 21M 0007y • 0.006 miles • 0.010 km | |
| Grouping | LEC1 , LEC2 , LEC3 , LEC4 , LEC5 , LEC6 , CGJ1 , CGJ2 , CGJ3 , CGJ4 , CGJ5 , CGJ6 , CGJ7 , WCM1 , WCM2 |
| Neighbours | CGJ5 , CGJ7 , PBN , PDB , PSR1 , PSR2 |
| NR Region | 🟥 North West & Central |
| LOR | 🔴 NW1001 Armitage Jn (inclusive) to Preston (Fylde Jn) 🔴 NW4001 Preston Ribble Jn to Cove LC (including Goods Lines at Upperby) |
| TRACKmaps | 🔴 Midlands & North West |
| Urban Areas | Preston, Lancaster |
| Milepost | Feature | Connections |
|---|---|---|
| <0 | CGJ5 / CGJ6 interface | CGJ5 |
| 0 | PRESTON | |
| 0 ● | Preston Fylde Jn | PBN |
| 20 ●●● | LANCASTER | |
| 21 | CGJ6 / CGJ7 interface | CGJ7 |
| From | To | Nearest Place | District / County | Proximity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <0 | 0 ● | Broadgate | Lancashire - Preston | Near → Distant |
| 0 ● | 0 ●● | Adelphi | Lancashire - Preston | Distant |
| 0 ●● | 1 ● | Maudlands | Lancashire - Preston | Adjacent → Distant |
| 1 ● | 1 ●● | Cadley | Lancashire - Preston | Near → Distant |
| 1 ●● | 2 ● | Nooklands | Lancashire - Preston | Near → Remote |
| 2 ● | 3 | Fulwood | Lancashire - Preston | Remote |
| 3 | 3 | Tanterton | Lancashire - Preston | Remote |
| 3 | 4 ●● | Broughton | Lancashire - Preston | Distant → Remote |
| 4 ●● | 4 ●●● | Newsham | Lancashire - Preston | Remote |
| 4 ●●● | 6 ● | Barton | Lancashire - Preston | Adjacent → Remote |
| 6 ● | 7 ●● | Bilsborrow | Lancashire - Wyre | Near → Remote |
| 7 ●● | 8 | Matshead | Lancashire - Wyre | Remote |
| 8 | 9 | Catterall | Lancashire - Wyre | Remote |
| 9 | 10 | Bruna Hill | Lancashire - Wyre | Distant → Remote |
| 10 | 10 ● | Bonds | Lancashire - Wyre | Remote |
| 10 ● | 10 ●●● | Garstang | Lancashire - Wyre | Remote |
| 10 ●●● | 11 ●●● | Cabus | Lancashire - Wyre | Remote |
| 11 ●●● | 13 ● | Scorton | Lancashire - Wyre | Near → Remote |
| 13 ● | 13 ●● | Forton | Lancashire - Wyre | Remote |
| 13 ●● | 14 | Shireshead | Lancashire - Wyre | Distant → Remote |
| 14 | 14 ●● | Forton | Lancashire - Wyre | Distant → Remote |
| 14 ●● | 15 ●● | Bay Horse | Lancashire - Lancaster | Adjacent → Remote |
| 15 ●● | 16 ● | Hampson Green | Lancashire - Lancaster | Adjacent → Distant |
| 16 ● | 17 | Galgate | Lancashire - Lancaster | Adjacent → Distant |
| 17 | 18 | Ellel | Lancashire - Lancaster | Distant → Remote |
| 18 | 18 ●●● | Bailrigg | Lancashire - Lancaster | Distant → Remote |
| 18 ●●● | 19 ●● | Scotforth | Lancashire - Lancaster | Near → Remote |
| 19 ●● | 20 | The Greaves | Lancashire - Lancaster | Adjacent → Near |
| 20 | 20 ●● | Haverbreaks | Lancashire - Lancaster | Near → Distant |
| 20 ●● | 21 | Lancaster | Lancashire - Lancaster | Near → Distant |
| From | To | Country | Administrative Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| <0 | 21 | England | Lancashire |