The Calder Valley line is a railway route in Northern England between the cities of Leeds and Manchester as well as the seaside resort of Blackpool. It is the slower of the two main rail routes between Leeds and Manchester,and the northernmost of the three main trans-Pennine routes.
The Blackpool Tramway runs from Blackpool to Fleetwood on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire,England. The line dates back to 1885 and is one of the oldest electric tramways in the world. It is operated by Blackpool Transport Services (BTS) and runs for 18 km. It carried 4.9 million passengers in 2022/23.
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.
Poulton-le-Fylde railway station serves the town of Poulton-le-Fylde in Lancashire,England. It is managed by Northern Trains,but also served by Avanti West Coast and is 14+1⁄4 miles (22.9 km) northwest of Preston.
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,who operate all passenger services that call there.
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,and Ansdell's Halt.
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.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station serves the Blackpool Pleasure Beach theme park. It is the penultimate station before Blackpool South on the Blackpool South to Colne line. Pleasure Beach Station is located about 300 metres (980 ft) from Burlington Road West tram stop on the Blackpool Tramway.
Blackpool South railway station serves the suburban south of the popular seaside resort of Blackpool,Lancashire,England. It is the terminus of the South Fylde Line12+1⁄4 miles (19.7 km) west of Kirkham and Wesham by rail,though all services run through from Preston. It lies only a short walk from Blackpool Football Club's stadium at Bloomfield Road. The station is managed by Northern Trains,who operate all trains serving it. Blackpool South is located about 500 metres (1,600 ft) from Waterloo Road tram stop on the Blackpool Tramway.
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.
Euxton Balshaw Lane is one of two railway stations situated in Euxton,Lancashire,England. It is a local station on the West Coast Main Line on the stretch between Wigan and Preston.
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.
Nelson railway station serves the town of Nelson in Lancashire,and is situated on the East Lancashire Line 2 miles (3 km) away from the terminus at Colne. The station is managed by Northern,which also provides its passenger service. The station was opened on 1 February 1849 by the East Lancashire Railway as Nelson Inn,Marsden named after the public house adjacent to the station.
Bispham is a village on the Fylde coast in the Borough of Blackpool in Lancashire,England.
The Blackpool branch lines are two railway branch lines running from the West Coast Main Line at Preston to Blackpool:The main branch which is double track and electrified,runs to Blackpool North station via Poulton-le-Fylde. A second branch,which is single track and unelectrified,diverges from the main branch at Kirkham and Wesham junction,running on a southerly route to Blackpool South station via Lytham.
The Fleetwood branch line is a railway line that ran from Preston to Fleetwood. It passed through many smaller stations along the way,most of which are now closed. When work at Fleetwood docks was under threat in the mid-1960s,the main Fleetwood station was closed,and the remainder of the branch south to Poulton followed in 1970. There are active proposals to re-open the branch to passenger services.
Thornton–Cleveleys was a railway station in England which served the Lancashire village of Thornton and town of Cleveleys. Located on the now disused line between Poulton-le-Fylde and Fleetwood,the station also had a shunting yard for the making-up of freight trains for Preston and beyond. During its life it was also known at times as Thornton station and Thornton for Cleveleys station. In the 1860s and early 1870s the line was of great importance,being the direct route from London to Glasgow. Before the Shap route was opened,passengers would travel from Euston to Fleetwood and then onwards via steamer to Scotland.
Maudland Bridge railway station was once the Preston terminus of the Longridge Branch Line,in Lancashire,England. It was located on Maudland Road,between a bridge over the Lancaster Canal and Cold Bath Street. The Maudlands district of Preston gets its name from the medieval St. Mary Magdalen's leper hospital,which once stood near the present-day St Walburge's Church.
The Borough of Blackpool is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Lancashire,England. It is named after the seaside town of Blackpool but covers a wider area which includes Anchorsholme,Bispham,Layton,Marton and Squires Gate. As well as the suburbs of Grange Park,North Shore,South Shore and Starr Gate. The borough also forms the core of the wider Blackpool conurbation.
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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