St Annes-on-the-Sea railway station

St Annes-on-the-Sea
Location
Place	St Annes-on-Sea
Local authority	Fylde
Coordinates	53.7531°N 3.0290°W / 53.7531; -3.0290
Operations
Station code	SAS
Managed by	Northern Rail
Number of platforms	1
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	117,674
2005/06 *	126,059
2006/07 *	123,962
2007/08 *	128,361
2008/09 *	121,938
2009/10 *	117,476
History
1876	Opened
1925	Rebuilt
1985	Rebuilt again
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at St Annes-on-the-Sea from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

St Annes-on-the-Sea railway station serves the town of St Annes-on-Sea (part of the conurbation of Lytham St Annes) in Lancashire, 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 its Up Side platform in 1986 (although this is still visible), when the line was reduced to single track and most of the station was demolished. A new, smaller building was erected to house a ticket office and is staffed on a part-time basis.

It is currently served by the Northern Rail East Lancashire Line trains between Blackpool South and Colne.

Services

Monday to Saturdays there is generally an hourly service westbound to Blackpool South and eastbound to Preston and beyond (to Blackburn and Colne). The one daily service to Manchester Piccadilly that formerly ran from here was withdrawn at the end of the 2007-08 timetable.

On Sundays there is also an hourly service in each direction from mid-morning between March and the beginning of November. No service during the winter months.

References

• Lytham Online—St Annes 1876–25, accessed 18 October 2007
• Lytham Online—St Annes 1925–85, accessed 18 October 2007
• Lytham Online—St Annes booking hall, accessed 18 October 2007

External links

• Blackpool & Fylde Rail Users’ Association—St Annes, accessed 17 October 2007

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Squires Gate		Northern Rail Blackpool Branch Lines		Ansdell and Fairhaven
	Disused railways
South Shore until 1913		Blackpool and Lytham Railway		Ansdell and Fairhaven
Gillett's Crossing Halt 1913–1949		Blackpool and Lytham Railway
Squires Gate after 1949		Blackpool and Lytham Railway