Glasson Dock was taking in 10,000 tons a day by 1830, with ships from the Isle of Man and elsewhere. So, it was decided a branch line would be built so ship-brought cargo could be transported by rail. There was a goods shed after Lancaster, which was where a separate, shorter line (St George's Quay branch) joined the railway. Due to its low-lying nature, the line was prone to flooding. The dock slowly declined though, and the goods services finally stopped in September 1964. Passenger services left Lancaster Castle Station on the westside down-bay platform, but they ceased in July 1930.
