- St Annes-on-the-Sea railway station
Infobox UK station
name = St Annes-on-the-Sea
manager =Northern Rail
locale =Lytham St Annes
borough = Fylde
platforms = 1
lowusage0405 = 117,674
lowusage0506 = 126,059
latitude = 53.7531 | longitude = -3.0290
gridref =
years = 1876| events = Opened
years1 = 1925
events1 = Rebuilt
years2 = 1985| events2 = Rebuilt againSt Annes-on-the-Sea railway station serves the town of
St Annes inLancashire ,England . It is located on the Blackpool South to Preston railway line 3¼ miles (5 km)south-southeast of Blackpool South.The station opened in 1876, one year after the resort of St Annes had started to be built. It lost one of its platforms (although this is still visible) in 1986, when the line was reduced to single track. The station is staffed on a part-time basis.
It is currently served by the
Northern Rail East Lancashire Line trains between Blackpool South and Colne.ervices
Monday to Saturdays there is generally an hourly service westbound to Blackpool South and eastbound to Preston and beyond (Colne), although a couple of morning peak trains terminate here and return towards Preston (including the single daily service to
Manchester Piccadilly ).On Sundays there is also an hourly service in each direction from mid-morning between May and the beginning of November. No service during the winter months.
References
* [http://Lytham-online.co.uk/St.Annes.1876-25.htm Lytham Online—St Annes 1876–25] , accessed 18 October 2007
* [http://Lytham-online.co.uk/Main%20Menu/Railways/St.Annes.1925-85.htm Lytham Online—St Annes 1925–85] , accessed 18 October 2007
* [http://Lytham-online.co.uk/Main%20Menu/Railways/St.Annes.booking.hall.htm Lytham Online—St Annes booking hall] , accessed 18 October 2007External links
* [http://www.bafrua.connectfree.co.uk/stannes.htm Blackpool & Fylde Rail Users’ Association—St Annes] , accessed 17 October 2007
rail line
next=Ansdell and
Fairhaven
previous=Squires Gate
route=Northern Rail Blackpool Branch Line
col=8b00ffrail line three to one
next=Ansdell and
Fairhaven
previous1=stnlnk|South Shore
until 1913
route1=Blackpool and
Lytham Railway
previous2=stnlnk|Gillett's Crossing Halt
1913–1949
route2=Blackpool and
Lytham Railway
previous3=stnlnk|Squires Gate
after 1949
route3=Blackpool and
Lytham Railway
col=964B00
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