Salwick railway station

Salwick National Rail

The station in 2007
Location
Place Salwick
Local authority Fylde
Coordinates 53°46′55″N 2°49′10″W / 53.7819°N 2.8195°W / 53.7819; -2.8195Coordinates: 53°46′55″N 2°49′10″W / 53.7819°N 2.8195°W / 53.7819; -2.8195
Grid reference SD461320
Operations
Station code SLW
Managed by Northern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  1,858
2005/06 Increase 2,186
2006/07 Decrease 1,723
2007/08 Increase 3,554
2008/09 Decrease 2,650
2009/10 Decrease 1,776
2010/11 Increase 1,944
2011/12 Increase 2,064
2012/13 Increase 2,222
2013/14 Increase 2,994
2014/15 Decrease 2,612
History
Original company Preston and Wyre Joint Railway
Pre-grouping L&YR and L&NWR joint
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
1842 Opened as Salwick Road[1]
June 1842 Renamed Salwick[1]
2 May 1938 Closed[1]
8 April 1940 Reopened[1]
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Salwick from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Salwick railway station is situated on the Preston-to-Blackpool railway line in England, 5 14 miles (8.4 km) west of Preston, and is managed by Northern. 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.[2][3]

Lancashire County Council has pledged to construct a new station at nearby Cottam which may require the closure of Salwick as referred to at page 38 of the Central Lancashire Highways and Transport Masterplan.[4]

Services

Salwick is served by only three trains towards Preston/Colne and three towards Blackpool a day, but it is not a formal request stop; trains are timetabled to stop there.[5] It is used by very few passengers (as low as 1,858 in 200405), but provides a commuter service for the workers at the nearby Springfields BNFL complex. Trains do not call at Salwick on Sundays.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 205. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
  2. Biddle, G (1989). The Railways Around Preston - A Historical Review. Scenes from the Past. Foxline Publishing. p. 56. ISBN 1-870119-05-3.
  3. Bairstow, Martin (2001). Railways of Blackpool and the Fylde. Martin Bairstow Publ. p. 37. ISBN 1-871944-23-6.
  4. Highways and Transport masterplan (Link) Lancashire County Council
  5. "Electronic National Rail Timetable" (PDF). Network Rail. Retrieved 2007-04-23.

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Preceding station National Rail Following station
Kirkham and Wesham   Northern
Blackpool (S) Branch Line
Mondays-Saturdays only
  Preston
Historical railways
Kirkham and Wesham   Preston and Wyre Joint Railway   Lea Road
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