Fylde Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Fylde Junction (1844-)Opened on the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway.
Opened on the Preston and Wyre Railway, Dock and Harbour.
Description
The Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway of 1840 was met by a curve from the Preston and Wyre Railway, Harbour and Dock here in 1844.
Prior to this there was a level crossing to the immediate north where the two lines crossed, the Preston and Wyre running to Maudlands and the Lancaster and Preston to North Union.
To the south there was an end-on junction between the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway and the North Union Railway at Dock Street Junction.
The double track Wyre line was quadrupled before the opening of the Blackpool New Line (opened 1903), providing slow lines with the southern two tracks. This extended as far west as Kirkham Junction.
The Wyre line has since been reduced to two tracks.
Also known as Preston and Wyre Junction.
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JunctionExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
04/04/2018
| Nearby stations Maudlands [P and WR] Maudland Bridge Maudlands Junction Preston [Maxwell House] Preston Preston Fishergate Hill Preston Maudlands Oxheys Deepdale Street Penwortham Cop Lane Preston Riverside Ribbleton [1st] Todd Lane Junction Lea Road Ribbleton [2nd] | Preston Shed Dock Street Sidings Dock Street Junction Fylde Road Viaduct Green Bank Goods Maudlands Viaduct Strand Road Junction Fishergate Tunnel Deepdale Tunnels Preston Butler Street Goods Ashton Basin [LC] Strand Road Exchange Sidings Tourist/other Maudlands Level Crossings Strand Road Level Crossing |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
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