Singleton railway station served the
village
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of
Singleton
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in
Lancashire
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,
England
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.
History
The station was opened by the
Preston and Wyre Joint Railway
The Preston and Wyre Railway was promoted to open up agricultural land in the Fylde in Lancashire, access a new port at what became Fleetwood and the Lancaster Canal at Preston: it opened in 1840. An associated company built the dock leading to ...
in 1870 and closed in 1932.
It has been completely demolished since.
Incidents
A
serious accident occurred at Singleton Bank, south of the station, in 1961, killing seven and injuring 116.
Route
References
Disused railway stations in the Borough of Fylde
Former Preston and Wyre Joint Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1870
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1932
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