Fleetwood Branch Line

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Blackpool & Fleetwood Branch Lines
Legend   Fleetwood   Wyre Dock / Fleetwood   Burn Naze Halt   Thornton for Cleveleys   Poulton Curve Halt ( West Coast Main Line ) Poulton-le-Fylde Singleton   Preston and Layton ( Longridge Railway ) Blackpool North Maudlands Preston Lea Road Salwick    ( Marton Line ) Kirkham and Wesham ( Lytham Branch ) ( West Coast Main Line )

The Fleetwood Branch Line consists of the train line from Preston to Fleetwood once it reached Kirkham and Wesham it continued on towards Fleetwood. It passed through many smaller stations along the way (most of which are now closed). When work at Fleetwood docks was under threat, the Fleetwood station was closed, this effectively closed the branch.

The have been recent talks about reopening stations along the Fleetwood branch line including Fleetwood. Currently the latest plan is to reopen the line, still as a single track, but with a cycle path adjacent to it. The line will have a planned freight trip to Fleetwood Tip.

[edit] External links

Poulton and Wyre Railway Society Poulton and Wyre Railway Society are working towards restoring passenger services to Fleetwood, follow the link for more information.

[edit] See also

• Blackpool Branch Lines
• Preston and Wyre Joint Railway