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Blackpool South railway station is a single platform stop at the end of the Fylde coast branch line from Kirkham
Kirkham and Wesham railway station

The Lancashire towns of Kirkham, Lancashire and Wesham, in England, are served by one railway station, Kirkham and Wesham.The station, opened in 1844, was originally located to the west of Station Road and named Kirkham Station....
, 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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. It is unmanned and has an hourly service daily, except winter Sundays.

The station serves the suburban south of the tourist town of Blackpool
Blackpool

Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Lying along the coast of the Irish Sea, it has a population of 142,900, making it the North West England#Important cities and towns settlement in North West England behind Manchester, Liverpool and Warrington....
 and is currently served only by trains running through 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....
 into East Lancashire and terminating at 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....
.

The station was originally called Waterloo Road station when it opened in 1903, at the junction with a newly built express Marton Line direct from Kirkham.






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Blackpool South railway station is a single platform stop at the end of the Fylde coast branch line from Kirkham
Kirkham and Wesham railway station

The Lancashire towns of Kirkham, Lancashire and Wesham, in England, are served by one railway station, Kirkham and Wesham.The station, opened in 1844, was originally located to the west of Station Road and named Kirkham Station....
, 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...
. It is unmanned and has an hourly service daily, except winter Sundays.

The station serves the suburban south of the tourist town of Blackpool
Blackpool

Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Lying along the coast of the Irish Sea, it has a population of 142,900, making it the North West England#Important cities and towns settlement in North West England behind Manchester, Liverpool and Warrington....
 and is currently served only by trains running through 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....
 into East Lancashire and terminating at 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....
.

The station was originally called Waterloo Road station when it opened in 1903, at the junction with a newly built express Marton Line direct from Kirkham. It had four platforms (two for each line at the junction) and soon became a busy station. Until 1964, the line extended north from here to Blackpool Central
Blackpool Central railway station

Blackpool Central was the largest railway station in the town of Blackpool in the county of Lancashire, England. It is long gone, and principal railway services to Blackpool now terminate at Blackpool North railway station station....
. There were extensive sidings to accommodate the many excursion trains which came to Blackpool.

The Marton Line closed to regular traffic in 1965; its track bed is now the road called Yeadon Way and the M55 motorway
M55 motorway

The M55 is a motorway in Lancashire, England, which can also be referred to as the Preston Northern Bypass. It connects the seaside resort of Blackpool to the M6 motorway at Preston....
.

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