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268:0.105 million
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229:0.100 million
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216:0.104 million
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1336:Furness line
1326:Heysham Port
1160:Lostock Hall
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1041:Squires Gate
930:Aughton Park
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165:DfT category
153:Station code
18:
1865:South Shore
1377:Rawtenstall
1372:Irwell Vale
1175:Cherry Tree
1170:Pleasington
907:Bescar Lane
776:Lytham Road
644:Train times
403:South Shore
177:30 May 1903
103: /
79:Coordinates
67:South Shore
1884:Categories
1507:Riverdance
1500:Foudroyant
1486:Shipwrecks
1354:Silverdale
1301:Wennington
1263:Accrington
1230:Brierfield
1215:Rose Grove
1200:Accrington
925:Town Green
815:Lancashire
626:Table 102
501:References
456:Facilities
429:Manchester
418:Yeadon Way
343:Lancashire
199:Passengers
180:Opened as
130:Managed by
88:53°47′54″N
1798:Flexity 2
1747:Transport
1441:Blackpool
1349:Carnforth
1344:Lancaster
1321:Morecambe
1316:Bare Lane
1311:Lancaster
1306:Carnforth
1268:Blackburn
1185:Blackburn
1180:Mill Hill
1137:Clitheroe
1117:Blackburn
1107:Entwistle
1069:Adlington
1021:Moss Side
864:Upholland
846:Lancaster
433:Liverpool
407:Blackpool
339:Blackpool
172:Key dates
140:Platforms
91:3°02′56″W
71:Blackpool
1559:Politics
953:Ormskirk
935:Ormskirk
902:New Lane
679:Terminus
593:Archived
549:Archived
489:See also
473:Services
420:and the
294:Location
191:Renamed
123:SD310340
63:Location
1570:Council
1479:History
1273:Preston
1205:Huncoat
1190:Rishton
1155:Preston
1132:Whalley
1089:Preston
1084:Leyland
1074:Chorley
996:Salwick
991:Preston
973:Preston
968:Croston
963:Rufford
887:Parbold
841:Preston
836:Leyland
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483:Preston
467:Preston
399:Kirkham
373:History
365:on the
355:Preston
260:2022/23
247:2021/22
234:2020/21
221:2019/20
208:2018/19
74:England
1844:Layton
1514:Sirene
1448:Health
1235:Nelson
1210:Hapton
1127:Langho
1112:Darwen
1026:Lytham
1011:Layton
892:Hoscar
580:, p.46
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525:, p.36
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437:London
255:97,984
242:30,040
1681:Sport
1531:Media
1492:Abana
1240:Colne
313:Notes
1656:1874
1626:1962
1580:2000
1498:HMS
646:and
600:RCTS
574:ISBN
519:ISBN
435:and
156:BPS
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