Lytham railway station
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| Lytham | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Lytham St Annes |
| Local authority | Fylde |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Platforms in use | 1 |
| Annual entry/exit 02/03 | 0.058 million * |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| * based on sales of tickets in 2002/03 financial year which end or originate at Lytham. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
Lytham railway station is on the Blackpool South to Preston Line.
The town of Lytham St Annes is served by three stations: Lytham, Ansdell & Fairhaven (adjacent to the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club) and St Annes. Northern Rail trains to Kirkham and Preston are approximately once an hour, much less frequent than services to Blackpool North.
The road name Station Road attests to the fact that the original station was about 500 metres east of the present one - a fire station now stands on the spot. The present station in Ballam Road was opened in 1874 when the Preston and Wyre Railway was extended from Lytham to Blackpool South.
The station ceased to be manned after the cut-backs of the 1960s and the station building became derelict. At the end of the 1980s it was restored and transformed into a public house, the Station Tavern. At around the same time, the derelict sidings area was flattened and turned into a long-stay car park.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Lytham railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Lytham railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Moss Side | Northern Rail Blackpool Branch Line |
Ansdell and Fairhaven | ||
| Disused Railways | ||||
| Moss Side | Blackpool Branch Line | Ansdell and Fairhaven | ||
