Work well under way on new restaurant at Lancaster train station
Train passengers may have noticed building work taking place on part of Lancaster railway station recently.
As we reported in September 2023, Network Rail is renovating a disused part of the station to bring it back into use.
The site is a building located beneath the ticket office on the disused platform 6.
Network Rail were granted listed building consent to refurbish the building at the Grade II listed station.
The plans include reopening and renovating an original grand staircase down to the lower floor.
It is expected a tenant will take over the running of the restaurant once work is complete.
Passengers have spotted work under way in recent weeks on the platform, and Network Rail have now confirmed that it is for the new restaurant.
Although they could not give any further information at this stage due to commercial sensitivity, it is hoped more details will emerge in the coming weeks.
The station officially opened on September 21 1846, and the first public service train into the station on September 17 the same year.
In 2022, Lancaster Brewery opened the Tite & Locke bar on platform 3 of the station, named after two men who played a pivotal role in Lancaster’s railway history.
Architect William Tite designed Lancaster railway station in the 1800s for the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, while Joseph Locke established what came to be the West Coast Main Line.
The bar pays homage to the rail industry, with six rooms inside and two outdoor seating areas and serves Lancaster Brewery’s popular local ales, as well as a wide range of other lagers, ciders and spirits.