Burn Naze Halt railway station explained

Burn Naze
Status:Disused
Borough:Burn Naze, Wyre
Country:England
Coordinates:53.8867°N -3.004°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Preston and Wyre Joint Railway
Pregroup:Preston and Wyre Joint Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years1:1 February 1909[1]
Events1:Station opened
Events2:Station closed
Map Type:United Kingdom Borough of Wyre#Lancashire

Burn Naze Halt railway station served Burn Naze in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, England, between 1909 and 1970. The platforms were heavily overgrown with vegetation until 2014, when the Poulton & Wyre Railway Society began restoration work. The line used to be double track,[2] but has been reduced to single track since passenger services ceased in 1970.

It was a popular alighting station for workers of ICI Hillhouse and its predecessor, United Alkali Company.

Preservation

In spring 2013, the Poulton & Wyre Railway Society were granted an extension to their licence from Network Rail to work on the trackbed, covering the whole branch from Poulton. They then began work on clearing the platforms at Burn Naze Station. As of January 2024, the station has been cleared extensively and the society are continuing their clearance work ready for the line to reopen.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 108
  2. Web site: Railway Station Burn Naze Thornton-Cleveleys . 2023-12-04 . Red Rose Collections from Lancashire County Council . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Poulton and Wyre Railway Society PWRS - Visit Poulton-le-Fylde . 10 July 2022 . Visit Poulton.