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General information | |
Location | Squires Gate, Fylde England |
Coordinates | 53°46′38″N3°03′01″W / 53.7773°N 3.0503°W |
Grid reference | SD30883173 |
Managed by | Northern |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Station code | SQU |
Classification | DfT category F2 |
Key dates | |
1 April 1865 | Stony Hill Station opened |
1872 | Stony Hill Station closed |
14 September 1931 | Squires Gate Station opened [1] |
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Squires Gate railway station serves the Squires Gate area of the popular seaside resort of Blackpool,Lancashire,England,although it is located just outside the borough boundary. It lies on the Blackpool South to Preston line and is the nearest station to Blackpool Airport. Squires Gate is located about 400 metres (1,300 ft) from Starr Gate tram stop on the Blackpool Tramway.
Between 1865 and 1872,Stony Hill railway station was located in the same area. [2] The present station opened on 14 September 1931 by the LMS. The station was host to 12 (LMS) caravans in 1937 and 1938 followed by 17 caravans in 1939. 15 camping coaches were also positioned here by the London Midland Region from 1954 to 1967,14 in 1968 and 1969,11 in 1970 and 12 in 1971. [3]
It was planned that Squires Gate may have been renamed Blackpool International Station at some point,along with the provision of direct and flat surface access from the station to the airport. [4]
The station is unstaffed,but has been provided with a ticket vending machine,digital Passenger Information Screen,and a long-line P.A system to offer train running information. CCTV,timetable posters are available. [5]
Squires Gate is served by an hourly service northbound to Blackpool South and southbound to Preston,operated by Northern who also manage the station. [6] Sunday services also run on an hourly frequency,running beyond Preston to Blackburn and Colne every other hour.
The majority of services on the line are operated by the Class 150 and 156.
Blackburn railway station serves the town of Blackburn in Lancashire,England. It is 12 miles (19 km) east of Preston and is managed and served by Northern Trains.
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.
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,which operates 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.
Lytham railway station serves the Lytham area within Lytham St Annes,Lancashire,England,on the Blackpool South to Preston railway line.
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 Pleasure Beach Resort theme park in Blackpool,England. 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.
Layton railway station is on the Blackpool North to Preston railway line,in Lancashire,England,serving the Blackpool suburbs of Layton and Bispham. It is managed by Northern and is unstaffed.
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.
Adlington railway station serves the town of Adlington in Lancashire,England. It is a two-platform station on the Bolton - Chorley - Preston line,forming part of the Northern service link between Preston and Manchester via Bolton and Chorley.
Colne railway station serves the town of Colne,in Lancashire,England,which is situated close to Pendle Hill. The station,which is managed by Northern,is the eastern terminus of the East Lancashire Line. Trains from Blackpool South run through Preston and Blackburn to Burnley and Colne.
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.
Abergele &Pensarn railway station is a stop on the North Wales Coast Line,which serves both the town of Abergele and suburb of Pensarn in Conwy County Borough,Wales.
Burscough Bridge railway station is one of two railway stations which serves the town of Burscough in Lancashire,England. It is on the Manchester-Southport Line. It is operated and managed by Northern Trains. A bus interchange has recently been constructed next to the station,including a shop and cafe. The station has been identified by Merseytravel as a possible interchange between the Liverpool to Ormskirk line and the Southport to Wigan line in its Liverpool City Region Long Term Rail Strategy.
Long Preston is a railway station on the Bentham Line,which runs between Leeds and Morecambe via Skipton. The station,situated 37+1⁄2 miles (60 km) north-west of Leeds,serves the village of Long Preston in North Yorkshire. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
Whalley railway station serves the village of Whalley in Lancashire,England. The station lies on the Ribble Valley Line 7+1⁄4 miles (11.7 km) north of Blackburn. The station has two platforms,slightly offset from each other. It is unstaffed,with shelters on each platform. Immediately beyond its eastern end,the line crosses the River Calder on a 678-yard (620 m) long,brick viaduct of 48 arches.
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.
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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South Shore | London, Midland and Scottish Railway Blackpool and Lytham Railway | St Annes- -on-the-Sea |