The Preston and Blackpool North Branch
The Preston and Blackpool North Branch runs for 17.1 miles between Blackpool North and Salwick, serving 5 stations, with a top line speed of 70 mph.
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The line in numbers
| Length | 17.1 miles end to end |
|---|---|
| Track | about 36 miles, counting every running line |
| Stations | 5 |
| Top line speed | 70 mph |
| Passengers a year | 3.2 million entries and exits across its stations |
Stations on this line
- Blackpool North2.1 million a year
- Layton74,558 a year
- Poulton-le-Fylde630,046 a year
- Kirkham and Wesham397,926 a year
- Salwick1,624 a year
The busiest station on the line is Blackpool North, 2.1 million entries and exits a year and 280th busiest in Britain.
Passenger figures are the Office of Rail and Road's estimates of station usage for 2024-25, added up across the stations on this line. They count entries and exits at those stations rather than journeys along the line, and a station served by more than one line is counted for each of them.