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General information | |||||
Location | Lytham St Annes, Fylde England | ||||
Coordinates | 53°44′30″N2°59′36″W / 53.7416°N 2.9934°W | ||||
Grid reference | SD345277 | ||||
Managed by | Northern | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | AFV | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Preston and Wyre Joint Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | LYR and LNWR joint | ||||
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1872 | Station opened as Ansdell [1] | ||||
10 October 1903 | Station moved 300 m due west [1] | ||||
25 January 1906 | Station renamed Ansdell and Fairhaven [1] | ||||
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Ansdell and Fairhaven railway station is on the Blackpool South to Preston railway line in Lancashire,England. In the past,it has also been known as Ansdell Station,Ansdell's Gate station [2] and Ansdell's Halt. [3]
The Royal Lytham &St Annes Golf Club,host to the Open Championship,is adjacent to the station. During national and international competitions the station is used to convey spectators to the course.
Opened by the Blackpool and Lytham Railway,then absorbed by the Preston and Wyre Joint Railway,the station joined the London,Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s,the station was served by Regional Railways until the Privatisation of British Railways.
The station was set out as an island platform with tracks on both faces until the singling of the line in 1986. Trains now only use the southern face. A disabled access ramp now covers the northern part of the station.
There is a basic hourly service in each direction Monday to Saturday,to Blackpool South and to Preston and Colne (though weekday trains are not advertised as running beyond Preston).
Sunday services also operate hourly each way. [4]
Ashley railway station is in the village of Ashley in Cheshire,England. It is located on the Mid-Cheshire line 17+3⁄4 miles (28.6 km) southwest of Manchester Piccadilly.
Arnside is a railway station on the Furness Line,which runs between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. The station,situated 12+1⁄4 miles (20 km) north-west of Lancaster,serves the village of Arnside in Cumbria. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
The Preston and Wyre Railway was promoted to open up agricultural land in the Fylde in Lancashire,access a new port at what became Fleetwood and the Lancaster Canal at Preston:it opened in 1840. An associated company built the dock leading to the company changing its name to the Preston and Wyre Railway,Harbour and Dock Company. Passenger business was more buoyant than expected,and the company built branch lines to the nascent resort of Blackpool and Lytham that opened in 1846. At that time the line was leased by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and later the London and North Western Railway took a share in the lease which was later converted to outright ownership. The Preston and Wyre Railway continued to be jointly owned as the Preston and Wyre Joint Railway.
Salwick railway station is situated on the Preston-to-Blackpool railway line in England,5+1⁄4 miles (8.4 km) west of Preston,and is managed by Northern. The station lies between Preston and Kirkham,near the village of Clifton.
Moss Side railway station is on the Blackpool South-to-Preston line,in Lancashire,England. It is located in Moss Side,a hamlet where the B5259 road crosses the railway at a level crossing. It is managed by Northern,which operates all passenger services that call there.
Lytham railway station serves the Lytham area within Lytham St Annes,Lancashire,England,on the Blackpool South to Preston railway line.
St Annes-on-the-Sea railway station serves the town of St Annes-on-the Sea,commonly known as St Annes,which is part of the conurbation of Lytham St Annes in Lancashire,England. It is located on the Blackpool South to Preston railway line 3+1⁄4 miles (5.2 km) south-southeast of Blackpool South.
Layton railway station is on the Blackpool North to Preston railway line,in Lancashire,England,serving the Blackpool suburbs of Layton and Bispham. It is managed by Northern and is unstaffed.
Kirkham and Wesham railway station serves the Lancashire towns of Kirkham and Wesham,in England. It is managed by Northern Trains,who operate most of the passenger services that call there.
Squires Gate railway station serves the Squires Gate area of the popular seaside resort of Blackpool,Lancashire,England,although it is located just outside the borough boundary. It lies on the Blackpool South to Preston line and is the nearest station to Blackpool Airport. Squires Gate is located about 400 metres (1,300 ft) from Starr Gate tram stop on the Blackpool Tramway.
Adlington railway station serves the town of Adlington in Lancashire,England. It is a two-platform station on the Bolton - Chorley - Preston line,forming part of the Northern service link between Preston and Manchester via Bolton and Chorley.
Aspatria railway station is a railway station serving the town of Aspatria in Cumbria,England. It is on the Cumbrian Coast Line,which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
Accrington railway station serves the town of Accrington in Lancashire,England. It is a station on the East Lancashire line 6+1⁄4 miles (10.1 km) east of Blackburn railway station operated by Northern.
Baildon railway station serves the town of Baildon near Shipley in West Yorkshire,England. The station reopened under British Rail on 5 January 1973,by the Chairman of Baildon Council,Arnold Lightowler,having been closed for exactly 20 years. It is situated 4 miles (6 km) north of Bradford Forster Square,on the Wharfedale Line. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by Northern Trains.
Addiewell railway station is a railway station serving Addiewell in West Lothian,Scotland. It is located on the Shotts Line from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts.
Baillieston railway station is located in Caledonia Road on the southern boundary of the Baillieston area of Glasgow,Scotland,with the Broomhouse area on the other side of the tracks. It is on the Whifflet Line,8 miles (13 km) east of Glasgow Central railway station. Train services are provided by ScotRail.
Alexandria railway station serves the town of Alexandria,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is served by their trains on the North Clyde Line. It is sited 19 miles 20 chains (31.0 km) northwest of Glasgow Queen Street,measured via Singer and Maryhill,and is situated between Renton and Balloch.
Adlington (Cheshire) railway station serves the village of Adlington in Cheshire,England.
Adderley Park railway station serves the Adderley Park area in the east of Birmingham,England. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by West Midlands Trains. It was threatened with closure in 2004,but was given a reprieve. The station will become the main railway station for the proposed City of Birmingham Stadium,if that is constructed.
Public transport in the Fylde is available for three modes of transport—bus,rail and tram—assisting residents of and visitors to the Fylde,a coastal plain in western Lancashire,England,without their own vehicle,to travel around much of the area's 64 square miles (170 km2).
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Northern | ||||
Historical railways | ||||
St Annes- -on-the-Sea | Blackpool and Lytham Railway | Lytham |