And, as one would image, the railway station has played host to a broad range of sights, sounds, and events over the decades, so we’ve put together a collection of the best images of our city’s bustling railway station here...
Feeling nostalgic? Be sure not to miss…
![Preston railway station in 1917](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU2NDY1OTBkLWM0ZDEtNGJmZi05ZTM3LTMyNjRlZmJlNmM2ODplZmI1NTM0OS0yOGQ0LTRlZmUtYjMzMC05NTI5OTk0Y2RhNDI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
![The railway line from Preston Station as it passes Avenham and Miller Parks](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjc5ZjQ3NTM3LTdmZjQtNDk5Yy1hNjg4LTIxZDc0MjcyZmU2MDpmY2FiMmI5MS1jZjllLTRjNmQtYTY0Ni00MmU4YzgwN2Q0NTk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
10. Preston Train Station
The railway line from Preston Station as it passes Avenham and Miller Parks Photo: National World
![Preston Railway Station c.1910](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjc1NmUzNmM0LTdmMjAtNGY2Mi05YWZjLWUzZDMzMmRkZWIwNDo1MGI4MjE2My1hYmUxLTQ2NzYtYTYwMC01ZDk2YjEwYzljMGY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
![Evacuees at Preston Railway Station heading back to London in June 1945. Picture, left,s is Preston borough's billeting officer Mr W E Weir and WVS organiser Coun Mrs Palmour](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjI0ZTEwZTA5LWY1MDMtNDJkMS1iYzc1LTAzMDMxZTI4ZTVhODplNjhlMWVlOC1jZjI0LTQ3OTYtODM5MS00ZDAxMzA0YTdmNzc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=751)
12. Preston Train Station
Evacuees at Preston Railway Station heading back to London in June 1945. Picture, left,s is Preston borough's billeting officer Mr W E Weir and WVS organiser Coun Mrs Palmour Photo: National World
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