Lytham railway station

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For the original Lytham railway station 1846–1874, see Lytham (Station Road) railway station.

Lytham

Location

Place

Lytham St Annes

Local authority

Fylde

Coordinates

53°44′21″N 2°57′52″W / 53.7392, -2.9643Coordinates: 53°44′21″N 2°57′52″W / 53.7392, -2.9643

Operations

Station code

LTM

Managed by

Northern Rail

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

65,712

2005/06 *

67,382

History

6 April 1863

Opened as terminus

1 July 1874

Rebuilt as through station

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Lytham from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Lytham railway station is on the Blackpool South to Preston railway line, in Lancashire, England.

The town of Lytham St Annes is served by three stations: Lytham, Ansdell and Fairhaven (adjacent to the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club) and St Annes. Northern Rail trains to Kirkham and Preston are approximately once an hour, much less frequent than services to Blackpool North.

The road name Station Road attests to the fact that the original station was about 500 metres east of the present one—a fire station now stands on the spot. The present station in Ballam Road was opened in 1863 when the separate Blackpool and Lytham Railway opened. The station was originally a terminus, until 1874 when it was rebuilt and the line was extended to join the other Lytham line from Kirkham.

The station ceased to be manned after the cut-backs of the 1960s and the station building became derelict. In 1986 it was restored and transformed into a public house, the Station Tavern. At around the same time, the derelict sidings area was flattened and turned into a long-stay car park.