1. History

2. Facilities

3. Services

4. Modernisation

5. Future Services

6. Notes

7. References

8. External links

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Poulton-le-Fylde railway station serves the town of Poulton-le-Fylde in Lancashire, England. It is managed by Northern, but also served by Virgin Trains and is {{convert|14+1/4|mi|km}} northwest of Preston.

History

The original station was about {{convert|400|yd|m|-2}} north-east of the current location, at "The Breck".^[1] The railway to the fishing town of Fleetwood passed along a straight line east of the town. From 1846, there was a junction to Blackpool just north of the station, with tight connecting curves facing either way. In 1893 a fatal accident occurred when a train took the curve too fast.^[2][3] Subsequently, in 1896, the tracks were realigned to follow a much gentler westward curve to Blackpool, with the new station halfway along the curve. The Fleetwood branch then curved to the east to rejoin the original alignment. The old station continued to be used as a goods station until 1968.^[4]

Passenger services to Fleetwood were withdrawn by British Rail on 1 June 1970 during railway restructuring, although a freight service continued to the ICI plant at {{stnlnk|Burn Naze Halt}} until 1999. The line is still extant (albeit overgrown and disused), but the junction with the Blackpool line west of the station was removed in April 2017 in preparation for electrification of the route.^[5] Since June 2006, there have been plans to restore (and preserve) the passenger rail link towards Fleetwood via Thornton & Cleveleys, as a heritage railway; a £30,000 feasibility study is needed to be undertaken to explore the re-instatement of the link and the addition of a third platform at Poulton-le-Fylde.^[6]

Facilities

The station has a manned ticket office at street level, staffed throughout the week (Monday to Saturday 06:10-19:30 and Sunday 06:40-18:10). There is also a self-service ticket machine provided for use outside these times and for collecting pre-paid tickets. There is a waiting room at platform level, along with toilets, bench seating and timetable posters. Train running information is offered via automatic announcements and digital display screens. Step-free access is available via lifts from the entrance to the platform when the ticket office is staffed.^[7]

Services

The station is now served by trains to and from Blackpool North and towards Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Airport, Preston and to Liverpool Lime Street via St Helens Central.^[8] Virgin Trains operates four trains each way on weekdays between London Euston and Blackpool North.^[9]

Sundays see hourly services to Manchester Airport, Manchester Victoria, Liverpool Lime Street and York. The station is also served by a single DalesRail service to Carlisle via Settle during the summer months and to {{rws|Hellifield}} (for onward travel to Settle & Carlisle) for the remainder of the year.

Modernisation

The modernisation and electrification of the Preston to Blackpool North line, and hence Poulton-le-Fylde station was announced in December 2009^[10]. The modernisation included completely new signalling of the entire line along with rationalisation of the lines and removal of the connection into the Fleetwood branch. The removal of the signal box along with four others along the line was included as part of the works^[11]. This resulted in a total blockade of the line from 11 November 2017 until March 25th 2018 but subsequently extended to April 16th 2018 due to bad weather^[12].

Future Services

In June 2018, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) approved an application by Great North Western Railway for 5 direct services per day from Blackpool North to London Euston calling at: Poulton-le-Fylde, {{rws|Kirkham & Wesham}}, {{rws|Preston}}, {{rws|Nuneaton}} and {{rws|Milton Keynes Central}}. The service is planned for September 2019.^[13][14]

Notes

References

• Mitchell, L. & Hartley, S. (2005) {{cite web |url= http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/archaeologyandheritage/historictowns/PoultonComplete_lowres.pdf |archive-url= https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20091209014233/http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/web/index.asp?siteid=4398&pageid=19836 |dead-url= yes |archive-date= 2009-12-09 |title= Lancashire Historic Town Survey—Poulton-le-Fylde }} {{small|(19.1 MiB)}}, Lancashire County Council Environment Directorate, accessed 30 October 2007
• Suggitt, G. (2003, revised 2004) Lost Railways of Lancashire, Countryside Books, Newbury, {{ISBN|1-85306-801-2}}
• Welch, M.S. (2004) Lancashire Steam Finale, Runpast Publishing, Cheltenham, {{ISBN|1-870754-61-1}}

External links

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080725034123/http://www.bafrua.connectfree.co.uk/poultstn.html Blackpool & Fylde Rail Users’ Association—Poulton], accessed 17 October 2007
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20131126040940/http://www.pwrs.org/index.php Poulton & Wyre Railway Society], working towards restoring the passenger rail link to Fleetwood.

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