Squires Gate railway station

Squires Gate
Location
Place	Squires Gate
Local authority	Fylde
Coordinates	53°46′38″N 3°03′01″W / 53.7773°N 3.0503°WCoordinates: 53°46′38″N 3°03′01″W / 53.7773°N 3.0503°W
Grid reference	SD30883173
Operations
Station code	SQU
Managed by	Northern
Number of platforms	1
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	13,699
2005/06	14,815
2006/07	16,655
2007/08	17,986
2008/09	18,914
2009/10	19,514
2010/11	22,344
2011/12	21,300
2012/13	20,394
2013/14	23,312
2014/15	21,524
History
1 April 1865	Stony Hill Station opened
1872	Stony Hill Station closed
14 September 1931	Squires Gate Station opened[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 Squires Gate from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Squires Gate railway station serves the Squires Gate area of the popular seaside resort of Blackpool, Lancashire, England, although it is located just outside the borough boundary. It lies on the Blackpool South to Colne line and is the nearest station to Blackpool International Airport. Squires Gate is located about 200 metres (660 ft) from Starr Gate tram stop on the Blackpool Tramway.

History

Between 1865 and 1872, Stony Hill railway station was located in the same area.^[2] The present station opened on 14 September 1931 by the LMS.

It was planned that Squires Gate may have been renamed Blackpool International Station at some point, along with the provision of direct and flat surface access from the station to the airport.^[3]

Services

Squires Gate is served by an hourly service northbound to Blackpool South and southbound to Preston and Colne operated by Northern who also manage the station.^[4] Sunday services do not run from November to February, but operate for the remainder of the year on an hourly frequency.

The majority of services on the line are operated by Class 142 Pacer trains, though Class 150 units also appear.

References

1. “Blackpool History” PDF (175 KiB), Blackpool Borough Council Tourism Division, accessed 17 October 2007
2. Welch, M.S. (2004) Lancashire Steam Finale, Runpast Publishing, Cheltenham, ISBN 1-870754-61-1, p.31
3. "Blackpool Airport - Masterplan" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-04-16.
4. GB eNRT 2015-16 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 Squires Gate railway station from National Rail