Poulton-le-Fylde railway station
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| Poulton-le-Fylde | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Poulton-le-Fylde |
| Local authority | Wyre |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Annual entry/exit 02/03 | 0.246 million * |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| * based on sales of tickets in 2002/03 financial year which end or originate at Poulton-le-Fylde. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
Poulton-le-Fylde railway station serves Poulton-le-Fylde in Lancashire, England
Following Kirkham And Wesham, Poulton too had a station with an "interchange" with services continuing into Blackpool and into the fishing town of Fleetwood. Passenger services on this line were discontinued during railway restructuring in 1972, although a freight service continued to the ICI plant at Thornton until the 1990s. The line is still extant, albeit in a mothballed state.
The station is now used almost exclusively by branch services to and from Blackpool North and towards Manchester, York and Liverpool.
As of June 2006, plans are afoot to restore the passenger rail link to Fleetwood via Thornton
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Poulton-le-Fylde railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Poulton-le-Fylde railway station from Multimap.com
- Poulton & Wyre Railway society - Working towards restoring the passenger rail link to Fleetwood
