The Morecambe Branch Line
The Morecambe Branch Line runs for 5.7 miles between Bare Lane and Heysham Port, serving 3 stations, with a top line speed of 55 mph.
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The line in numbers
| Length | 5.7 miles end to end |
|---|---|
| Track | about 8 miles, counting every running line |
| Stations | 3 |
| Top line speed | 55 mph |
| Passengers a year | 306,966 entries and exits across its stations |
Stations on this line
The busiest station on the line is Morecambe, 174,950 entries and exits a year and 1472nd busiest in Britain.
Passenger figures are the Office of Rail and Road's estimates of station usage for 2024-25, added up across the stations on this line. They count entries and exits at those stations rather than journeys along the line, and a station served by more than one line is counted for each of them.