| 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 |
Administrative Areas and Nearest Places
From To Country Administrative Area <0 21 England Lancashire 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
| Milepost | Principal Features (More…) | Connections |
|---|---|---|
| <0 | CGJ5 / CGJ6 interface | CGJ5 |
| 0 | PRESTON | |
| 0 ● | Preston Fylde Jn | PBN |
| 20 ●●● | LANCASTER | |
| 21 | CGJ6 / CGJ7 interface | CGJ7 |