St Annes-on-the-Sea railway station

"St Annes railway station" redirects here. For the disused station in County Cork, Ireland, see St. Anne's 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
General information
Location	St Annes-on-the-Sea, Fylde England
Coordinates	53.7531°N 3.0290°W / 53.7531; -3.0290
Grid reference	SD322290
Managed by	Northern
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	SAS
Classification	DfT category E
History
Original company	Blackpool and Lytham Railway
Pre-grouping	L&YR and L&NWR joint
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
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
Passengers
2018/19	114,328
2019/20	138,114
2020/21	34,144
2021/22	118,662
2022/23	133,022
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The first station to serve the area was opened in 1863 as Cross Slack. It was resited to the present station which opened on 1 November 1873^[2][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 trains between Blackpool South and Preston. Sunday services provide the only direct route to Colne.

Facilities

The station has a ticket office which is staffed from the morning peak until early afternoon six days per week. At other times, tickets can be purchased from a vending machine on the platform side of the ticket office (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 and bench seating on the platform. Step-free access is available from the adjacent street.^[5]

Services

From Monday to Saturday, there is generally an hourly service westbound to Blackpool South and eastbound to Preston (and beyond to Blackburn and Colne on Sunday only).^[6] The one daily service from St Annes to Manchester Piccadilly was withdrawn at the end of the 2007–08 timetable.

See also

• Public transport in the Fylde

References

Notes

1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
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 2023 Edition, Table 102 (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