St Annes-on-the-Sea railway station

"St Annes railway station" redirects here. For the disused station in County Cork, Ireland, see St. Anne's railway station.

3+1⁄4 miles (5.2 km) south-south-east of Blackpool South.

History

The first station to serve the area was opened in 1863, as Cross Slack. It was resited to the present station, which opened on 1 November 1873 ^{[2] [3]} It was renamed St Annes-on-the-Sea two years later. ^[3]

The up platform was decommissioned in 1986, which is still visible, when the line from Kirkham and Wesham was reduced to single track; the line west of here had previously been singled in May 1982 and most of the station was demolished. A new smaller building was erected to house a ticket office, staffed on a part-time basis, which was opened officially in September 1986 by British Rail's area passenger manager.^{[ citation needed ]}

Facilities

The station has a ticket office, which is staffed from the morning peak until early afternoon, six days per week. At other times, tickets can be purchased from a vending machine on the platform side of the ticket office. Train running information is available via digital display screens, telephone and timetable posters. There is a waiting shelter and bench seating on the platform. Step-free access is available from the adjacent street. ^[4]

Services

The typical off-peak service operated by Northern Trains in trains per hour is: ^[5]

• 1tph to Blackpool South
• 1tph to Preston.

St Annes-on-the-Sea
General information
Location	St Annes-on-the-Sea, Fylde, England
Coordinates	53°45′11″N3°01′44″W / 53.7531°N 3.0290°W / 53.7531; -3.0290
Grid reference	SD322290
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	SAS
Classification	DfT category E
History
Original company	Blackpool and Lytham Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway & London and North Western Railway (joint)
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
6 April 1863	Opened as Cross Slack [1]
November 1873	Relocated [1]
January 1875	Renamed St Annes-on-the-Sea [1]
1925	Rebuilt
1985	Rebuilt again
Passengers
2019/20	138,114

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Squires Gate		Northern Blackpool Branch Line		Ansdell and Fairhaven
	Historical railways
South Shore until 1913		Blackpool and Lytham Railway		Ansdell and Fairhaven
Gillett's Crossing Halt 1913–1949
Squires Gate after 1949

See also

• Public transport in the Fylde

References

Citations

1. 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. p. 73. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
2. Bairstow, p.103.
3. Bairstow, p.16.
4. "St Annes-on-the-Sea (SAS)". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
5. "Train Timetables". Northernrailway.co.uk. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

Sources

• Bairstow, Martin (2001). Railways of Blackpool and the Fylde. Martin Bairstow Publications. ISBN   1-871944-23-6.

External links

• Train times and station information for St Annes-on-the-Sea railway station from National Rail