Burn Naze Halt railway station

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Burn Naze
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The station viewed around 1950, looking north
General information
Location Burn Naze, Wyre
England
Coordinates 53°53′12″N3°00′14″W / 53.8867°N 3.0040°W / 53.8867; -3.0040
Grid reference SD341438
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Preston and Wyre Joint Railway
Pre-groupingPreston and Wyre Joint Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 February 1909 [1] Station opened
1 June 1970 (1970-06-01)Station closed
Location
Location map United Kingdom Borough of Wyre.svg
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Burn Naze
Location in Wyre Borough, Lancashire
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Burn Naze
Location in Lancashire, England

Burn Naze Halt railway station served Burn Naze in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, England, between 1909 and 1970. The platforms were heavily overgrown with vegetation until 2014, when the Poulton & Wyre Railway Society began restoration work.

Contents

The line used to be double track, [2] but has been reduced to single track since passenger services ceased in 1970.

It was a popular alighting station for workers of ICI Hillhouse and its predecessor.

Preservation

Burn Naze Station in autumn 2013, just over six months after the Poulton & Wyre Railway Society took over restoration of the station Burn Naze Station during early restoration.JPG
Burn Naze Station in autumn 2013, just over six months after the Poulton & Wyre Railway Society took over restoration of the station

In spring 2013, the Poulton & Wyre Railway Society were granted an extension to their licence from Network Rail to work on the trackbed, covering the whole branch from Poulton. They then began work on clearing the platforms at Burn Naze Station. As of January 2024, the station has been cleared extensively and the society are continuing their clearance work ready for the line to reopen. [3]

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References

  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 108
  2. "Railway Station Burn Naze Thornton-Cleveleys". Red Rose Collections from Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. "Poulton and Wyre Railway Society PWRS - Visit Poulton-le-Fylde". Visit Poulton. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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Burn Naze Halt
Old OS Maps (estimated 1925 to 1945)
NPE Maps (1947)
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53°53′12″N3°00′14″W / 53.8867°N 3.0040°W / 53.8867; -3.0040

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Wyre Dock   Preston and Wyre
Joint Railway

Fleetwood Branch Line
  Thornton for Cleveleys