Poulton-le-Fylde railway station
Poulton-le-Fylde 
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Poulton-le-Fylde station sign in 2013
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| Location | |
| Place | Poulton-le-Fylde |
| Local authority | Wyre |
| Coordinates | 53°50′54″N 2°59′26″W / 53.8484°N 2.9906°WCoordinates: 53°50′54″N 2°59′26″W / 53.8484°N 2.9906°W |
| Grid reference | SD349395 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PFY |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.449 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.459 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.481 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.509 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.526 million |
| History | |
| 15 July 1840 | Original station opened |
| 1896 | New station on realigned route |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Poulton-le-Fylde from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Poulton-le-Fylde railway station serves the town of Poulton-le-Fylde in Lancashire, England. It is managed by Northern, but also served by Virgin Trains and is 14 1⁄4 miles (22.9 km) northwest of Preston.
The original station was about 400 yards (400 m) north-east of the current location, at “The Breck”. The railway to the fishing town of Fleetwood passed along a straight line east of the town. From 1846, there was a junction to Blackpool just north of the station, with tight connecting curves facing either way. In 1893 a fatal accident occurred when a train took the curve too fast. Subsequently, in 1896, the tracks were realigned to follow a much gentler westward curve to Blackpool, with the new station halfway along the curve. The Fleetwood branch then curved to the east to rejoin the original alignment. The old station continued to be used as a goods station until 1968.
Passenger services to Fleetwood were withdrawn by British Rail on 1 June 1970 during railway restructuring, although a freight service continued to the ICI plant at Burn Naze Halt until 1999. The line is still extant (albeit overgrown and disused), but the junction with the Blackpool line west of the station was removed in April 2017 in preparation for electrification of the route. Since June 2006, there have been plans to restore (and preserve) the passenger rail link towards Fleetwood via Thornton & Cleveleys, as a heritage railway; a £30,000 feasibility study is needed to be undertaken to explore the re-instatement of the link and the addition of a third platform at Poulton-le-Fylde.
The station has a manned ticket office at street level, staffed throughout the week (Monday to Saturday 06:10-19:30 and Sunday 06:40-18:10). There is also a self-service ticket machine provided for use outside these times and for collecting pre-paid tickets. There is a waiting room at platform level, along with toilets, bench seating and timetable posters. Train running information is offered via automatic announcements and digital display screens. Step-free access is available via lifts from the entrance to the platform when the ticket office is staffed.
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