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The Blackpool branch lines are two railway lines running from the West Coast Main Line at Preston to Blackpool. The main branch, which is double-tracked and electrified , runs to Blackpool North station via Poulton-le-Fylde .
Blackpool North station is the main railway station serving the seaside resort of Blackpool in Lancashire, England. It is the terminus of the main Blackpool branch line and is 17 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (28 km) northwest of Preston .
The station opened on 6 April 1863 as "Hounds Hill" and was renamed "Blackpool Central" in 1878. [2] Initially, it was a relatively small town centre terminus for an isolated line running along the south Fylde coast from Lytham. In 1874 this line was connected to another branch from Lytham to Kirkham, allowing through trains from Preston and
Blackpool South railway station serves the suburban south of Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It is the terminus of the South Fylde Line, around 12 miles (19 km) west of Kirkham and Wesham by rail, though all services run through from Preston. The station is managed by Northern Trains, which operates all trains serving it.
Blackpool railway station may refer to several railway stations in Blackpool, England: Blackpool North railway station, the terminus of the main Blackpool branch line from Preston; Blackpool Central railway station (closed in 1964) Blackpool South railway station, the terminus of the South Fylde Line from Kirkham and Wesham
In 1871 the independent status of the line was reviewed because of financial difficulties, and by an act of Parliament, the Lancashire and Yorkshire and London and North-western Railways (Blackpool and Lytham Railway, &c.) Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. lxiv) of 29 June 1871, amalgamation with the Preston and Wyre Joint Railway was authorised ...
The railway line to Blackpool North, which was originally a branch off the line between Preston and Fleetwood, was opened by the Preston and Wyre Railway (PWR) on 29 April 1846. [4] The PWR was taken over jointly by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) and the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) in 1849, its title being amended to ...
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 (Lytham to Wrea Green) road crosses the railway at a level crossing. It is managed by Northern, which operates all passenger services that call there.