Editing Carnforth (section)

==Transport==
[[File:The marina on the Lancaster Canal Carnforth - geograph.org.uk - 3089097.jpg|thumb|right|The Lancaster Canal at Carnforth]]

[[Carnforth railway station]] is served by [[Northern Trains]] on three lines:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern |work=Northern Railway |date=2 June 2024 |access-date=19 November 2024 |url= https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/travel/timetables}}</ref>
* [[Leeds–Morecambe line|Bentham Line]]: Services operate between {{rws|Leeds}} and {{rws|Morecambe}}, via {{rws|Skipton}}
* [[Furness line]]: Trains link {{stnlink|Manchester Airport}} with {{stnlink|Barrow-in-Furness}}, via {{rws|Lancaster}}. Some trains continue to {{rws|Carlisle}}, via {{rws|Whitehaven}}
* Morecambe Branch Line: A single daily [[parliamentary train]] service travels to Morecambe, via the north curve at {{rws|Hest Bank}}.

The [[West Coast Main Line]] passes through the station, but [[Avanti West Coast]] trains do not stop here; passengers must travel south to Lancaster or north to {{rws|Oxenholme}} for destinations between {{rws|London Euston}} and {{rws|Glasgow Central}}.

Bus services in the town are provided by [[Stagecoach Cumbria|Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire]] and Kirkby Lonsdale Coaches. Routes connect the town with Lancaster and [[Morecambe]] to the south, and to [[Milnthorpe]], Kendal and Keswick in the north.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carnforth bus services |website=Bustimes.org |access-date=19 November 2024 |url= https://bustimes.org/localities/carnforth}}</ref> The [[Stagecoach bus route 555|555 bus]], which connects Lancaster with Keswick, is described as one of the longest and most scenic bus routes in England.<ref>{{Cite web |title=These are officially England’s most scenic bus routes |website=Time Out |date=15 August 2023 |access-date=19 November 2024 |url= https://www.timeout.com/uk/news/these-are-officially-englands-most-scenic-bus-routes-081523}}</ref>

Carnforth is on the [[A6 road (England)|A6 road]] {{convert|7|mi}} north of Lancaster.<ref name="os">{{cite web |title=Carnforth, Lancaster |url=https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/carnforth-lancaster |website=OS GetOutside |access-date=4 September 2022 |language=en-gb}}</ref> The [[M6 motorway]] passes to the east of the town; the [[A601(M) motorway]] and the B6254 road connect the town centre to junction 35. 

The [[Lancaster Canal]] passes through the town; there is a marina for pleasure boats. Historically, the canal connected Lancaster to Kendal, but it is now closed beyond [[Tewitfield]], north of Carnforth.

Both the [[Lancashire Coastal Way]] and the [[Bay Cycle Way]] skirt the western side of Carnforth, crossing the River Keer by the footbridge north-west of the town.