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, England, on the Blackpool South to Preston railway line.

Services

The conurbation of

is served by three stations: Lytham, (adjacent to the

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) and St Annes. Northern runs trains from here to Blackpool South and to Kirkham, and once an hour all week (including Sundays); these services are much less frequent than those to Blackpool North. Services are usually worked by Class 150

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History

The road name Station Road attests to the fact that the original station was about 500 metres east of the present one; a fire station now stands on the spot. The present station in Ballam Road was opened in 1863 when the separate

Blackpool and Lytham Railway The Preston and Wyre Railway (P&WR) was built to connect Preston, Lancashire, Preston, on the London and North Western Railway West Coast Main Line, with the port of Fleetwood, at the mouth of the River Wyre. It opened in 1840. An associated comp ...

opened. The Ballam road station was originally a terminus, until 1874 when it was rebuilt and the Blackpool line was extended to join the Kirkham line, at which time the Station Road station closed to passengers. On 3 November 1924, an express passenger train was derailed due to a broken tyre on the locomotive. Fourteen people were killed. The station was host to five LMS

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s in 1935, eight from 1936 to 1938 and thirteen in 1939. The station ceased to be staffed after the cut-backs of the 1960s and the station building became derelict. In 1986 it was restored and transformed into a public house, the ''Station Tavern''. At around the same time, the derelict sidings area was flattened and turned into a long-stay car park.

Facilities

As noted the station is now unstaffed and has only basic facilities (waiting shelters, cycle stand and bench seating). It has though been provided with a self-service ticket machine and PIS screen like other stations on the line. Train information can also be obtained from timetable posters and a payphone. Level access to the platform is available from the car park. A pub nearby named ‘The Station’ is well known to locals alike.Station facilities - Lytham
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References

Notes

Sources

* * Welch, M.S. (2004) ''Lancashire Steam Finale'', Runpast Publishing, Cheltenham, , p. 29.

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{{Borough of Fylde culture Lytham St Annes Railway stations in the Borough of Fylde DfT Category F2 stations Former Preston and Wyre Joint Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1863 Railway stations served by Northern 1863 establishments in England