Blackpool branch lines
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The Blackpool branch lines are two railway lines running from the West Coast Main Line at Preston to Blackpool. The main branch, which is double-tracked and electrified, runs to Blackpool North statio
Blackpool North railway station, the main station in Blackpool
Blackpool South railway station serves the suburban south of Blackpool, in Lancashire, England. It is the terminus of the South Fylde Line, around 12 miles west of Kirkham and Wesham, though all servi
Blackpool branch lines
…branch, which is single-tracked and non-electrified, diverges from the main branch at Kirkham and Wesham junction, running on a southerly route to Blackpool South station via Lytham. The Preston–to–Blackpool North route was resignalled and electrified with overhead wires at 25kV AC; electric trains ran from the…
The platform in 2024
Blackpool South signalbox, 1973
Blackpool South station in 1983, showing the former size of the station. At this point only the platform to the far left was in use
Waiting shelters are located close to the station's entrance