South Shore railway station

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South Shore Lytham Road
General information
LocationLytham Road, opposite Station Road, South Shore, Blackpool
England
Coordinates 53°47′45″N3°02′57″W / 53.7957°N 3.0493°W / 53.7957; -3.0493
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Blackpool and Lytham Railway
Pre-grouping Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway / London and North Western Railway
Key dates
1863Opened as South Shore
1903Renamed South Shore Lytham Road
14 July 1916Closed

South Shore railway station was originally the only intermediate station on the Blackpool and Lytham Railway, at South Shore in Lancashire, England, when it opened in 1863.

In 1903 it was renamed South Shore Lytham Road. [1] In that same year the express Marton Line from Kirkham was built with a new Waterloo Road railway station at its junction with the Lytham line. The new station was just 300 yards (300 m) north of South Shore station, whose days were then numbered, closing in 1916. After closure the station building was moved to Rough Heys Lane where it was converted into a private house.

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References

Maps showing
South Shore Station
Old OS Maps (estimated 1925 to 1945)
NPE Maps (1947)
Vision of Britain  
OS 1:2500 Map on MARIO (about 1892)
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53°47′45″N3°02′57″W / 53.7957°N 3.0493°W / 53.7957; -3.0493

  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 85
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Waterloo Road   Blackpool and Lytham Railway   Burlington Road Halt