Salwick railway station
Encyclopedia
Salwick railway station is situated on the -to-Blackpool
railway line in England, 5¼ miles (8 km) west of Preston, and is managed by Northern Rail
. The station lies between Preston and Kirkham
, near the village of Clifton
.
The station was closed on 2 May 1938 along with Lea Road railway station
to the east, but was reopened on 8 April 1940 to serve the adjacent industrial complex.
; trains are timetable
d to stop there. It is used by very few passengers (1,858 in 2004–05), but provides a commuter service for the workers at the nearby Springfields BNFL
complex. Trains do not call at Salwick on Sundays.
Blackpool South railway station
Blackpool South railway station is a single platform stop at the end of the Fylde coast branch line from Kirkham, in Lancashire, England. It is unmanned and has an hourly service daily, except winter Sundays....
railway line in England, 5¼ miles (8 km) west of Preston, and is managed by Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
. The station lies between Preston and Kirkham
Kirkham and Wesham railway station
The Lancashire towns of Kirkham and Wesham, in England, are served by one railway station, Kirkham and Wesham. It is managed by Northern Rail, who operate most of the passenger services that call there .-Description:There are two platforms, and fairly obvious signs of the former size of the station...
, near the village of Clifton
Clifton, Lancashire
Clifton is a village in the English county of Lancashire and in the district of Fylde. The village is part of the civil parish of Newton with Clifton...
.
The station was closed on 2 May 1938 along with Lea Road railway station
Lea Road railway station
Lea Road railway station was on the Preston and Wyre Joint Railway in the parish of Lea and Cottam in Preston, Lancashire, England. It opened in 1842, and closed on 2 May 1938....
to the east, but was reopened on 8 April 1940 to serve the adjacent industrial complex.
Services
Salwick is served by only three towards Preston/Colne and four towards Blackpool a day, but it is not a formal request stopRequest stop
In public transport, a request stop or flag stop describes a stopping point at which trains or buses stop only on an as-need or request basis; that is, only if there are passengers to be picked up or dropped off. In this way, infrequently used stopping points can be served efficiently.Trains save...
; trains are timetable
Public transport timetable
A public transport timetable is a representation of public transport information to assist a passenger with planning a trip using public transport. A timetable details when vehicle will arrive and depart specified locations and may be organised for by route or for a particular stop...
d to stop there. It is used by very few passengers (1,858 in 2004–05), but provides a commuter service for the workers at the nearby Springfields BNFL
BNFL
British Nuclear Fuels Limited was a nuclear energy and fuels company owned by the UK Government. It was a former manufacturer and transporter of nuclear fuel , ran reactors, generated and sold electricity, reprocessed and managed spent fuel , and decommissioned nuclear plants and other similar...
complex. Trains do not call at Salwick on Sundays.