Salwick railway station

Salwick railway station serves the village of Salwick, in Lancashire, England; it lies near to the village of Clifton. It is a stop on the Blackpool South branch line, 5+1⁄4 miles (8.4 km) west of Preston. The station, and all services stopping here, are operated by Northern Trains.

1. History

The station was opened as Salwick Road in 1842 and renamed Salwick shortly afterwards. It was closed on 2 May 1938, along with Lea Road to the east, but was reopened on 8 April 1940 to serve the adjacent industrial complex. Lancashire County Council has pledged to construct a new station at nearby Cottam, which may require the closure of Salwick station.

1. = Modernisation =

The modernisation and electrification of the Preston to Blackpool North line, and hence the station, was announced in December 2009. This included rebuilding and raising the road bridge in the station vicinity for necessary electrification clearance and completely new signalling of the entire line, along with rationalisation of the lines and removal of the spur into the nuclear facility nearby. The removal of the signal box, along with four others along the line, was included as part of the works. This resulted in a total blockade of the line as far as Kirkham and Wesham, and thus including Salwick station, from 11 November 2017 until 29 January 2018.

1. Service

The typical off-peak service operated by Northern Trains in trains per day is:

3tpd to Blackpool South 3tpd to Preston. Trains do not call at Salwick on Sundays. It is used by very few passengers, as low as 1,404 in 2018-19, but provides a commuter service for the workers at the nearby Springfields Westinghouse nuclear fuel production complex.

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1. References


1. = Citations =


1. = Sources =

Taylor, Stuart (1997). Journeys by Excursion Train: Preston to Blackpool (Central). Scenes from the Past. Foxline Publishing. pp. 44–45. ISBN 1-870119-51-7.

1. External links

Train times and station information for Salwick railway station from National Rail