Lytham Station

Lytham station was built in 1863 as a terminus for the Lytham-Blackpool railway built by the Squire. It was not connected to the existing Preston and Wyre railway which terminated in Station Road. In 1874 a line was constructed to join the two in 1874 when passenger traffic ceased to the original PWR station which remained as a goods yard. The station ceased to be staffed following the cut backs in the 1960s and the building became derelict. It was converted into the Station Tavern in 1986 and the sidings area converted into a long stay carpark.

The original footbridge was a covered structure against the bridge over Ballam Road. Crossing it was interesting when you got off a train from Blackpool as the steam and smoke from the engine tended to fill it up as you were crossing over. This was demolished when they rebuilt the bridge over Ballam Road replacing it with an open bridge at the other end of the platform. The bridge was replaced when they were trying out techniques for replacing the bridges over the West Coast main line prior to electrification. They removed the existing bridge deck and replaced it with a ready made deck that could be quickly lifted into place. That was successful. There is still a cabinet in the top of the bridge that was used to hold equipment to check things out.