St Annes-on-the-Sea railway station

St Annes-on-the-Sea railway station serves the town of St Annes-on-the Sea, commonly known as St Annes, which is part of the conurbation of Lytham St Annes in Lancashire, England. It is located on the Blackpool South to Preston railway line 3 ¹⁄₄ miles (5.2 km) south-southeast of Blackpool South.

St Annes-on-the-Sea
Location
Place	St Annes-on-the-Sea
Local authority	Fylde
Coordinates	53.7531°N 3.0290°W / 53.7531; -3.0290
Grid reference	SD322290
Operations
Station code	SAS
Managed by	Northern
Number of platforms	1
DfT category	E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	131,166
2015/16	125,146
2016/17	132,884
2017/18	112,282
2018/19	114,328
History
Original company	Blackpool and Lytham Railway
Pre-grouping	L&YR and L&NWR joint
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
6 April 1863	Opened as Cross Slack[1]
November 1873	Relocated[1]
January 1875	Renamed St Annes-on-the-Sea[1]
1925	Rebuilt
1985	Rebuilt again
National Rail – UK railway stations
Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at St Annes-on-the-Sea from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

History

The station opened on 1 November 1873[2] when it was called Cross Slack.[3] It was renamed St Annes-on-the-Sea two years later.[3] The station lost its Up Side platform in 1986 (although this is still visible), when the line from Kirkham was reduced to single track (the line west of here had previously been singled in May 1982) and most of the station was demolished. A new, smaller building was erected to house a ticket office, staffed on a part-time basis, which was officially opened in September 1986 by the Area Passenger Manager.[4]

The station is currently served by the Northern East Lancashire Line trains between Blackpool South and Colne.

Facilities

As noted, the station has a ticket office which is manned from the a.m peak until early afternoon six days per week. At other times, tickets can be purchased from a vending machine near the entrance (which can also be used to collect pre-paid tickets). Train running information is available via digital display screens, telephone and timetable posters whilst there is a waiting shelter & bench seating on the platform. Step-free access is available from the adjacent street.[5]

Services

Monday to Saturdays there is generally an hourly service westbound to Blackpool South and eastbound to Preston (and beyond to Blackburn and Colne on Sundays only). The one daily service from St Annes to Manchester Piccadilly was withdrawn at the end of the 2007–08 timetable.

On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.[6]

References

Notes

1. 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. 73. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
2. Bairstow, p.103.
3. Bairstow, p.16.
4. "Blackpool & Fylde Rail Users' Association – St Annes". Retrieved 17 October 2007.
5. Station Facilities - St Annes-on-the-Sea National Rail Enquiries
6. GB eNRT May 2019 Edition, Table 97 (Network Rail)

Sources

• Bairstow, Martin (2001). Railways of Blackpool and the Fylde. Martin Bairstow Publications. ISBN 1-871944-23-6.

External links

• Train times and station information for St Annes-on-the-Sea railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Squires Gate		Northern Blackpool Branch Line		Ansdell and Fairhaven
	Historical railways
South Shore until 1913		Blackpool and Lytham Railway		Ansdell and Fairhaven
Gillett's Crossing Halt 1913–1949
Squires Gate after 1949