Poulton Curve Halt railway station

Poulton Curve
Site of the former station (2018)
General information
Location	Poulton-le-Fylde, Wyre England
Coordinates	53°51′00″N2°59′51″W / 53.8499°N 2.9974°W / 53.8499; -2.9974
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway / London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	LYR / LNWR
Key dates
1 February 1909	Opened
1 July 1952	Closed
Location Poulton Curve Location in Wyre Borough, Lancashire Show map of the Borough of Wyre Poulton Curve Location in Lancashire, England Show map of Lancashire

Poulton Curve was a halt on the Fleetwood-to-Blackpool railway line in Lancashire, England.

On 1 July 1899 a new curve was opened at Poulton-le-Fylde to complete the triangle of lines between Kirkham, Fleetwood and Blackpool. Poulton Curve Halt was opened on this section on 1 February 1909. It closed on 1 July 1952.

Railways in Poulton-le-Fylde. The dates refer to passenger services.

References

Maps showing Poulton Curve Halt

Old OS Maps (estimated 1925 to 1945)

NPE Maps (1947)

Vision of Britain

Other maps

53°51′00″N2°59′51″W / 53.8499°N 2.9974°W / 53.8499; -2.9974

• Suggitt, G. (2003, revised 2004) Lost Railways of Lancashire, Countryside Books, Newbury, ISBN   1-85306-801-2, p. 38
• Welch, M.S. (2004) Lancashire Steam Finale, Runpast Publishing, Cheltenham, ISBN   1-870754-61-1, p. 27

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Layton		Preston and Wyre Joint Railway Fleetwood Branch Line		Thornton for Cleveleys