Lytham (Station Road) railway station explained

Lytham
Status:Disused
Borough:Lytham St Annes, Fylde
Country:England
Coordinates:53.7384°N -2.9566°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Preston and Wyre Joint Railway
Events1:Station opened
Years2:1 July 1874
Events2:Closed to passengers
Years3:1963
Events3:Closed to goods

The original Lytham railway station was the Lytham terminus of a branch of the Preston and Wyre Joint Railway from Kirkham in Lancashire, England. It opened, along with the branch, on 16 February 1846; the road it was located in became known as Station Road. It was built in a Renaissance style from Longridge stone. A branch was also built to the dock at Lytham Pool.

In 1863, the Blackpool and Lytham Railway opened a separate line to its own station in Ballam Road, Lytham.

By 1874, both lines were owned jointly by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and the London and North Western Railway. Ballam Road station was rebuilt as a through station and a connecting line was built to join the other line east of Lytham. The original station in Station Road was then closed to passengers, but continued to be used as a goods station until 1963.[1]

A fire station now occupies the site.

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Notes and References

  1. 497687 . Lytham Station. 24 September 2014.