Lytham (Station Road) railway station

Lytham
General information
Location	Fylde
Managed by	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway / London and North Western Railway
Line(s)	Preston and Wyre Joint Railway
Platforms	2
Key dates
16 February 1846	Opened
1 July 1874	Closed to passengers
1963	Closed to goods

The original Lytham railway station was the Lytham terminus of a branch of the Preston and Wyre Joint Railway from Kirkham in Lancashire, England. It opened, along with the branch, on 16 February 1846; the road it was located in became known as Station Road. It was built in a Renaissance style from Longridge stone. A branch was also built to the dock at Lytham Pool.

In 1863, the Blackpool and Lytham Railway opened a separate line to its own station in Ballam Road, Lytham.

By 1874, both lines were owned jointly by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and the London and North Western Railway. Ballam Road station was rebuilt as a through station and a connecting line was built to join the other line east of Lytham. The original station in Station Road was then closed to passengers, but continued to be used as a goods station until 1963.

A fire station now occupies the site.

References

• Welch, M.S. (2004) Lancashire Steam Finale, Runpast Publishing, Cheltenham, ISBN 1-870754-61-1, p.29
• Hughes, R.V. (1931), “Early Coast travel”, LMS Magazine, February 1931, accessed online 18 October 2007

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus		Preston and Wyre Joint Railway Lytham Branch Line		Moss Side