Kirkham and Wesham railway station

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Kirkham and Wesham
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Kirkham and Wesham railway station during upgrade works in 2018
General information
Location Kirkham, Fylde
England
Coordinates 53°47′12″N2°52′56″W / 53.7868°N 2.8823°W / 53.7868; -2.8823
Grid reference SD419326
Managed by Northern Trains
Platforms3
Other information
Station codeKKM
Classification DfT category E
History
Original company Preston and Wyre Joint Railway
Pre-grouping L&YR / LNWR (joint)
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
16 July 1840Opened as Kirkham [1]
1890Rebuilt
1906/7Renamed Kirkham and Wesham [1]
Passengers
2019/20Increase2.svg 0.307 million
Singleton   Preston and Wyre Joint Railway
Fleetwood Branch Line
Blackpool (N) Branch Line
  Salwick
Blackpool South   Preston and Wyre Joint Railway
Marton Line 19031965
 
Wrea Green   Preston and Wyre Joint Railway
Lytham Branch Line
 

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
  2. "Preston to Blackpool upgrade continues as new footbridge is installed at Kirkham & Wesham station – Network Rail". www.networkrail.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. Hartley, S. (2006) "Lancashire Historic Town SurveyKirkham" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2007. (7.71  MiB), Lancashire County Council Environment Directorate, accessed 30 October 2007.
  4. Kirkham and Wesham station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  5. "Government go ahead for more electrification". Railway Gazette International. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  6. "Passenger improvements planned for Fylde railway station" Network Rail Media Centre press release 16 January 2017; Retrieved 7 February 2017
  7. "Preston to Blackpool North"; Network Rail; Retrieved 20 March 2018
  8. "Northern Trains – Timetables: Preston to Blackpool" (PDF). Northern. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  9. GB eNRT December 2022 Edition, table 102
  10. "Scheduled timetable book for 21 May 2023 to 9 December 2023" (PDF). Avanti West Coast.