Squires Gate

CRS Code	SQU
Collected date	09/09/14

The rather minimal single platform station at Squires Gate is the gateway to Blackpool International Airport, which says something about the aspirations of both the railway and the airport! The station is accessed from Squires Gate Lane which crosses the line to its north:

Down at platform level looking towards the exit:

Signs along the platform tell you that this is the station for the Blackpool International Airport:

Looking north along the platform from about halfway along, with flowers showing the place isn't entirely unloved:

And at the southern end of the platform looking north, with a second disused platform on the right:

Looking south along the line from the end of the platform:

The disused platform edge opposite:

Just south of the road bridge is this old approach road and rubbly area where once the platform buildings on the other side of the line stood:

The bridge dates from the same period as the 1931 station, though:

As a stone on the road side of the bridge confirms:

To the north of the bridge a small building sits, currently used as a electricity substation. Whether it ever had anything to do with the railway I do not know. Its south side:

And its north side:

Back on the bridge looking south at the station:

Looking north from the bridge down the line towards the rollercoasters!

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