In 2022, for the first time, passengers on Lancaster station whose connection was delayed could enjoy a pint while they waited. The nearby residential areas have no drinking establishments, and it attracts a fair few customers who have no intention of catching a train. A large part of the old station buildings now lies empty, but here a few rooms have been joined together and given a new use in a modern style without wallpaper or carpets. Curiously, although on the outside the station is built of the local gritstone, inside it can be seen to be mostly brickwork. Four rooms, one with the bar, the others called first-, second- and third-class lounges. The first can be hired for functions, the beer store is visible from the third. William Tite was the architect of Lancaster station; Joseph Locke the engineer for the building of the Lancaster & Carlisle Railway. Bar snacks.