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Poulton-le-Fylde
General information
LocationWyre
Managed byNorthern Rail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codePFY
Key dates
15 July 1840Original station opened
1896New station on realigned route
Railways in Poulton-le-Fylde. The dates refer to passenger services.

Poulton-le-Fylde railway station serves the town of Poulton-le-Fylde in Lancashire, England. It is managed by Northern Rail, but also served by First TransPennine Express.

History

The original station was about 400 yards (400 m) north-east of the current location, at “The Breck”.[1] The railway to the fishing town of Fleetwood passed along a straight line east of the town. From 1846, there was a junction to Blackpool just north of the station, with tight connecting curves facing either way. In 1893 a fatal accident occurred when a train took the curve too fast.[2][3] Subsequently, in 1896, the tracks were realigned to follow a much gentler westward curve to Blackpool, with the new station halfway along the curve. The Fleetwood branch then curved to the east to rejoin the original alignment. The old station continued to be used as a goods station until 1968.[4]

Passenger services to Fleetwood were discontinued during railway restructuring in 1970, although a freight service continued to the ICI plant at Burn Naze Halt until 1999. The line is still extant, albeit in a rusty and overgrown state. Since June 2006, there have been plans to restore the passenger rail link to Fleetwood via Thornton; a £30,000 feasibility study will need to be undertaken to explore the re-instatement of the link and the addition of a third platform at Poulton-le-Fylde.[5]

Services

The station is now served by trains to and from Blackpool North and towards Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport; Manchester Victoria; York via Blackburn and Leeds; and Liverpool Lime Street. All southbound routes have a basic hourly frequency, although Liverpool trains only call during the morning peak.

Sundays see hourly services to Manchester Airport, Manchester Victoria, Liverpool Lime Street and York. The station is also served by a single DalesRail service to Carlisle via Settle during the summer months.

Notes

  1. ^ Mitchell & Hartley, p.59
  2. ^ Welch, p.27
  3. ^ Suggitt, p.38
  4. ^ Suggitt, pp.37–38
  5. ^ "£30,000 feasibility study for Poulton to Fleetwood line could go ahead" (PDF). Railway Herald. No. 239. 2010-09-20. p. 15. Retrieved 2010-09-21.

References

  • Mitchell, L. & Hartley, S. (2005) Template:PDFlink, Lancashire County Council Environment Directorate, accessed 30 October 2007
  • Suggitt, G. (2003, revised 2004) Lost Railways of Lancashire, Countryside Books, Newbury, ISBN 1-85306-801-2
  • Welch, M.S. (2004) Lancashire Steam Finale, Runpast Publishing, Cheltenham, ISBN 1-870754-61-1
Maps showing
Poulton-le-Fylde (old) Station
Vision of Britain —select 19th Century: OS 1st Series
OS 1:2500 Map on MARIO (about 1892)
OS 1:10000 Map on MARIO (about 1848)
Other maps

53°51′04″N 2°59′15″W / 53.8510°N 2.9875°W / 53.8510; -2.9875

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Blackpool North   Northern Rail
Caldervale Line
  Preston
Layton   Northern Rail
Blackpool Branch Line
  Kirkham & Wesham
Layton   First Transpennine Express
TransPennine North West
  Kirkham and Wesham
Disused railways
Thornton for Cleveleys   Preston and Wyre Joint Railway
Fleetwood Branch Line
  Singleton
Bispham   Preston and Wyre Joint Railway
Blackpool Branch Line