Squires Gate railway station


Squires Gate railway station serves the Squires Gate area of Blackpool, Lancashire, England; however, the station itself lies just outside of the borough of Blackpool boundary in Fylde. It is a stop on the southern Blackpool branch line between and. It is the nearest station to Blackpool Airport and is located from Starr Gate tram stop on the Blackpool Tramway.

History

Between 1865 and 1872, Stony Hill railway station was located in the same area. The present station opened on 14 September 1931 by the London Midland and Scottish Railway. The station hosted to several LMS camping coaches between 1937 and 1939; more were positioned here by the London Midland Region between 1954 and 1971.
It was planned that Squires Gate may have been renamed Blackpool International at some point, along with the provision of direct and flat surface access from the station to the airport.

Facilities

The station is unstaffed. It has a ticket machine, digital passenger information screen, timetable posters and a long-line PA system to offer train running information; CCTV is in place.

Services

The typical off-peak service operated by Northern Trains in trains per hour is:
  • 1tph to
  • 1tph to.