History
The line was first opened in 1840. In 1966, Fleetwood station was closed, and Wyre Dock station became the terminus; however, four years later in 1970 passenger services were curtailed as far as Poulton-le-Fylde. The line continued as a freight route to access the ICI plant at Burn Naze Halt until 1999, when all traffic on the line ceased.
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