Squires Gate railway station

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Squires Gate
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Location
Place Squires Gate
Local authority Fylde
Coordinates 53°46′38″N 3°03′01″W / 53.7773, -3.0503Coordinates: 53°46′38″N 3°03′01″W / 53.7773, -3.0503
Operations
Managed by Northern Rail
Platforms in use 1
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 13,699
2005/06 * 14,815
History
1 April 1865 Stony Hill Station opened
1872 Stony Hill Station closed
14 September 1931 Squires Gate Station opened[1]
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Squires Gate from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Squires Gate railway station is on the Blackpool South to Preston branch line, in Lancashire, England. It is the nearest station to Blackpool International Airport. Most trains travel from Blackpool South to Colne via Preston.

Between 1865 and 1872, Stony Hill railway station was located in the same area.[2]

The station may be renamed Blackpool International Station at some point, along with the provision of direct and flat surface access from the station to the airport.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ “Blackpool History”PDF (175 KiB), Blackpool Borough Council Tourism Division, accessed 17 October 2007
  2. ^ Welch, M.S. (2004) Lancashire Steam Finale, Runpast Publishing, Cheltenham, ISBN 1 870754 61 1, p.31
  3. ^ Blackpool Airport - Masterplan. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.

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