South Shore railway station was originally the only intermediate station on the

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, at South Shore in

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, when it opened in 1863. In 1903 it was renamed South Shore Lytham Road.Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 85 In that same year the express Marton Line from Kirkham was built with a new Waterloo Road railway station at its junction with the Lytham line. The new station was just north of Lytham Road station, whose days were then numbered, closing in 1916.

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{{Blackpool culture Disused railway stations in Blackpool Former Preston and Wyre Joint Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1863 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1916 1863 establishments in England 1916 disestablishments in England