Salwick railway station

Salwick
General information
LocationSalwick, Fylde,
England
Coordinates53°46′55″N 2°49′10″W / 53.7819°N 2.8195°W / 53.7819; -2.8195
Grid referenceSD461320
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSLW
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyPreston and Wyre Joint Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway & London and North Western Railway (joint)
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1842Opened as Salwick Road[1]
June 1842Renamed Salwick[1]
2 May 1938Closed[1]
8 April 1940Reopened[1]
Passengers
2020/21 352
2021/22 1,820
2022/23 1,532
2023/24 1,548
2024/25 1,624
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

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.[2][3]

Lancashire County Council has pledged to construct a new station at nearby Cottam, which may require the closure of Salwick station.[4]

Modernisation

The modernisation and electrification of the Preston to Blackpool North line, and hence the station, was announced in December 2009.[5] This included rebuilding and raising the road bridge in the station vicinity for necessary electrification clearance and completely new signalling of the entire line,[6] 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.[7][8] 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.[9][10]

Service

The typical off-peak service operated by Northern Trains in trains per day is:[11]

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.[12]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Northern Trains
(Limited service)
  Historical railways  
Kirkham and Wesham   Preston and Wyre Joint Railway   Lea Road
  • View eastwards towards Preston, 1959
  • Up expresses at Salwick, 1959
  • View westward towards Kirkham, 1959
  • The station in 2007.
  • View westwards towards Kirkham, 2011
  • The south side looking east to Preston
  • The station site during reconstruction and electrification
  • Electrification masts being erected

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d 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. 205. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ Biddle, G (1989). The Railways Around Preston - A Historical Review. Scenes from the Past. Foxline Publishing. p. 56. ISBN 1-870119-05-3.
  3. ^ Bairstow, Martin (2001). Railways of Blackpool and the Fylde. Martin Bairstow Publishing. p. 37. ISBN 1-871944-23-6.
  4. ^ "Highways and Transport Masterplan". Lancashire County Council. p. 38. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Railway lines to be electrified". BBC News. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Enhancements Delivery Plan" (PDF). 13 October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Network Rail confirms Blackpool electrification plans". Railnews.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  8. ^ "North West Electrification Project Phase 3". Volkerrail.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Blackpool rail route reopens but electrification work hits problems". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Electrification means Blackpool and Preston railway connected to WCML for first time". Railtechnologymagazine.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Train Timetables". Northernrailway.co.uk. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  12. ^ "Visitor Information". Westinghousenuclear.com. Retrieved 8 November 2025.

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.
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