Poulton Curve | |||||
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![]() Site of the former station (2018) | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Poulton-le-Fylde, Wyre England | ||||
Coordinates | 53°51′00″N 2°59′51″W / 53.8499°N 2.9974°W | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Disused | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway / London and North Western Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | LYR / LNWR | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 February 1909 | Opened | ||||
1 July 1952 | Closed | ||||
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Poulton Curve was a halt on the Fleetwood-to-Blackpool railway line in Lancashire, England.
On 1 July 1899 a new curve was opened at Poulton-le-Fylde to complete the triangle of lines between Kirkham, Fleetwood and Blackpool. Poulton Curve Halt was opened on this section on 1 February 1909. It closed on 1 July 1952.
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References
[edit]Maps showing Poulton Curve Halt |
Old OS Maps (estimated 1925 to 1945) |
NPE Maps (1947) |
Vision of Britain |
Other maps |
- Suggitt, G. (2003, revised 2004) Lost Railways of Lancashire, Countryside Books, Newbury, ISBN 1-85306-801-2, p. 38
- Welch, M.S. (2004) Lancashire Steam Finale, Runpast Publishing, Cheltenham, ISBN 1-870754-61-1, p. 27
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Layton | Preston and Wyre Joint Railway Fleetwood Branch Line |
Thornton for Cleveleys |