car park to the platform. Although the station is publicly accessible, it can be reached only by travelling along the busy main road into the port complex (either by car or on foot) from Heysham village, which is more than away. Most passengers using the station do so only to connect with the daily ferry sailings as there is no local commuter or residential traffic. Services A twice-daily service formerly served the railway station (the first around midday with a second approximately an hour later), which connected with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company's ferry service to Douglas on the Isle of Man. The services were operated by Northern as an extension of the Lancaster-Morecambe shuttle, but in the late 1980s and early 1990s, one train ran through to/from Manchester Victoria via . A Sunday service ran during the summer months. From December 2008 the service was reduced to one train each way per day, which ran to and from . A Sunday service (of two trains each way) operated in the summer months (mid-May until mid-September). From the summer 2018 timetable change the service has been altered again, now running to and from Lancaster only. The Sunday service has been reduced to a single train each way, but runs throughout the year and operates to/from Leeds. References Sources External links Railway stations in Lancaster DfT Category F1 stations Former Midland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1904 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1970 Railway stations opened by British Rail Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1970 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1975 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1987 Northern franchise railway stations Railway stations serving harbours and ports in the United Kingdom Reopened railway stations in Great Britain