The Fleetwood Branch Line consists of the railway line from Preston to Fleetwood. It passed through many smaller stations along the way (most of which are now closed). When work at Fleetwood docks was under threat, the Fleetwood station was closed, this effectively closed the branch in 1970. Proposals exist to re-open the branch to passenger services in the near future.
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