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Ansdell and Fairhaven railway station is on the Blackpool South
Blackpool South railway station

Blackpool South railway station is a single platform stop at the end of the Fylde coast branch line from Kirkham and Wesham railway station, in Lancashire, England....
 to Preston
Preston railway station

Preston railway station serves the city of Preston in Lancashire, England and is a major station on the West Coast Main Line.It is served by Northern Rail, Virgin Trains, and TransPennine Express services, plus First ScotRail overnight sleeper services between London and Scotland....
 railway line in Lancashire
Lancashire

Lancashire is a Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in the North West England of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea....
, England
England

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. In the past, it has also been known as Ansdell Station, Ansdell’s Gate station, and Ansdell’s Halt.

The Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club

Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England is one of the courses in the The Open Championship rotation. The Women's British Open has also been played on the course: once prior to becoming a Women's major golf championships and twice since....
, host to the the Open Championship
The Open Championship

The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....
, is adjacent to the station. During national and international competitions the station is used to ferry spectators to the course.

History
Opened by the Blackpool and Lytham Railway, then absorbed by the Preston and Wyre Joint Railway
Preston and Wyre Joint Railway

|}The Preston and Wyre Joint Railway - in full, the Preston & Wyre Railway and Dock Company - was the result of a merger in 1839 between:...
, the station joined the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway

The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a United Kingdom railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act 1921, which required the grouping of over 300 separate railway companies into just four....
 during the Grouping
Railways Act 1921

The Railways Act of 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an Act of Parliament by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which the country had derived from...
 of 1923.






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Ansdell and Fairhaven railway station is on the Blackpool South
Blackpool South railway station

Blackpool South railway station is a single platform stop at the end of the Fylde coast branch line from Kirkham and Wesham railway station, in Lancashire, England....
 to Preston
Preston railway station

Preston railway station serves the city of Preston in Lancashire, England and is a major station on the West Coast Main Line.It is served by Northern Rail, Virgin Trains, and TransPennine Express services, plus First ScotRail overnight sleeper services between London and Scotland....
 railway line in Lancashire
Lancashire

Lancashire is a Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in the North West England of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. In the past, it has also been known as Ansdell Station, Ansdell’s Gate station, and Ansdell’s Halt.

The Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club

Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England is one of the courses in the The Open Championship rotation. The Women's British Open has also been played on the course: once prior to becoming a Women's major golf championships and twice since....
, host to the the Open Championship
The Open Championship

The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....
, is adjacent to the station. During national and international competitions the station is used to ferry spectators to the course.

History


Opened by the Blackpool and Lytham Railway, then absorbed by the Preston and Wyre Joint Railway
Preston and Wyre Joint Railway

|}The Preston and Wyre Joint Railway - in full, the Preston & Wyre Railway and Dock Company - was the result of a merger in 1839 between:...
, the station joined the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway

The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a United Kingdom railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act 1921, which required the grouping of over 300 separate railway companies into just four....
 during the Grouping
Railways Act 1921

The Railways Act of 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an Act of Parliament by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which the country had derived from...
 of 1923. The station then passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways
London Midland Region of British Railways

For the modern day train operating company see London MidlandThe London Midland Region was one of the six regions created on the formation of the nationalised British Railways and consisted of ex-London, Midland and Scottish Railway lines in England and Wales....
 on nationalisation in 1948.

When Sectorisation
British Rail brand names

British Rail was the brand image of the nationalised railway owner and operator in Great Britain, the British Railways Board, used from its formation in 1965, until its privatisation of British Rail from 1993 onwards....
 was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Regional Railways
Regional Railways

Regional Railways was one of the three passenger sectors of British Rail created in 1982 that existed until 1996, two years after Privatisation of British Rail....
 until the Privatisation of British Rail
Privatisation of British Rail

The privatisation of British Rail was the result of the Railways Act 1993 introduced by John Major's Conservative Party government. The operations of the British Railways Board were broken up and sold off....
ways.

Services


There is a basic hourly service in each direction Monday to Saturday, to Blackpool South
Blackpool South railway station

Blackpool South railway station is a single platform stop at the end of the Fylde coast branch line from Kirkham and Wesham railway station, in Lancashire, England....
 and to Preston
Preston railway station

Preston railway station serves the city of Preston in Lancashire, England and is a major station on the West Coast Main Line.It is served by Northern Rail, Virgin Trains, and TransPennine Express services, plus First ScotRail overnight sleeper services between London and Scotland....
 and Colne
Colne railway station

Colne railway station serves the Lancashire mill town of Colne which is situated close to Pendle Hill. The station, which is managed by Northern Rail, is the terminus of the East Lancashire Line....
.

Sunday services operate hourly between Blackpool South and Preston from March until early November.

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