Ansdell and Fairhaven  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Lytham St Annes, Fylde England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°44′30″N 2°59′36″W / 53.7416°N 2.9934°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SD345277 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | AFV | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Preston and Wyre Joint Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | LYR and LNWR joint | ||||
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1872 | Station opened as Ansdell[1] | ||||
| 10 October 1903 | Station moved 300 m due west[1] | ||||
| 25 January 1906 | Station renamed Ansdell and Fairhaven[1] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  32,240 | ||||
| 2019/20 |  42,386 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 9,476 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 35,218 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 40,982 | ||||
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Ansdell and Fairhaven railway station is on the Blackpool South to Preston railway line in Lancashire, England. In the past, it has also been known as Ansdell Station, Ansdell's Gate station[2] and Ansdell's Halt.[3]
The Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, host to the Open Championship, is adjacent to the station. During national and international competitions the station is used to convey spectators to the course.
- ^ a b c 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. 17. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ "Ansdell Station". Lytham Online. Archived from the original on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
- ^ "Richard Ansdell". Lytham Online. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2007.