There are fairly obvious signs of the former size of the station in the form of disused sidings areas and blocked-off arches.

Originally a cast iron and glass roof covered the platforms similar to that at Poulton-le-Fylde station.

The signalbox at Kirkham North Junction was opened in 1903 and had over 70 levers and was worked by two signalmen and a train recorder.

A framed summary in the box detailed the total number of train movements there in a 24-hour period in July 1936 as 656 - the vast majority of these would have been connected with the Blackpool holiday trade.

To the west of the station, Kirkham North Junction is where the suburban branch line to Blackpool South follows the Fylde coast through Lytham, Ansdell and Fairhaven, St Annes on Sea; the main line to Blackpool North proceeds via Poulton.

The plans have seen the track layout remodelled (with the non-platform lines removed), a third platform added, the footbridge rebuilt, new signalling installed and the route from Preston - Blackpool North electrified.

Additionally, on Sundays only, 1 train every 2 hours on the Blackpool South route extends to Colne via the East Lancashire line.

[9] Additionally, on Mondays to Fridays, the station was formerly served by one Avanti West Coast train per day to London Euston in the southbound direction only, departing at 05:46.