Wrea Green railway station
Wrea Green | |
|---|---|
,_Lancashire_(geograph_3201882).jpg) Site of the former station (2012) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Wrea Green, Fylde England |
| Coordinates | 53°46′44″N 2°55′06″W / 53.7790°N 2.9184°W |
| Grid reference | SD 3957 3179 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Preston and Wyre Joint Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway / London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 16 February 1846 | Opened |
| 26 June 1961 | Closed |
Wrea Green railway station was on the Blackpool South to Kirkham line. It served the village of Wrea Green, in Lancashire, England, and closed in 1961.[1]
The station opened in 1846. A single-track line to Lytham branched off the Kirkham-to-Poulton line at right angles, heading south-south-west to Wrea Green.
When the line was connected to the Blackpool and Lytham Railway in 1874, the line was doubled and the corner between Kirkham and Wrea Green was cut by a new southwesterly line.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Blackpool & Fylde Rail Users’ Association—Wrea Green, accessed 17 October 2007
- ^ Hughes, R.V. (1931), "Early Coast travel", LMS Magazine, Feb. 1931, accessed online 18 October 2007
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Side | Preston and Wyre Joint Railway Lytham Branch Line |
Kirkham & Wesham |