Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station
Blackpool Pleasure Beach  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Pleasure Beach Resort, Blackpool England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°47′16″N 3°03′14″W / 53.7879°N 3.0540°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SD306329 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
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| Station code | BPB | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
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| 1 October 1913 | Burlington Road Halt opened | ||||
| 11 September 1939[1] | Burlington Road Halt closed | ||||
| April 1987 | Pleasure Beach station opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  126,928 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  47,680 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 137,134 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 133,082 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 133,652 | ||||
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Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station serves the Pleasure Beach Resort theme park in Blackpool, England. It is the penultimate station before Blackpool South on the Blackpool South to Colne line. Pleasure Beach Station is located about 300 metres (980 ft) from Burlington Road West tram stop on the Blackpool Tramway.
History
[edit]The station opened on 13 April 1987.[2] The cost was shared by Blackpool Pleasure Beach Company, British Rail, Lancashire County Council and Blackpool Borough Council.[3]
The station has only one platform and is unstaffed.
The station is on the same site as Burlington Road Halt which was open for a railmotor service between 1913 and 1939.[4]
Facilities
[edit]Though unstaffed, it has been provided with a ticket machine in the main platform waiting shelter and digital information screen to supply train running information (this can also been obtained from timetable posters, a pay phone and a digital P.A system). Step-free access is available from the adjacent street.[5]
Services
[edit]The typical off-peak service from the station is:[6]
- 1tph (train per hour) to Blackpool South
- 1tph to Preston
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 82
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 36. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ "News & notes: Stop for pleasure". The Railway Magazine. No. 1034. June 1987. p. 388.
- ^ Welch, M.S. (2004) Lancashire Steam Finale, Runpast Publishing, Cheltenham, ISBN 1-870754-61-1, p.31
- ^ National Rail Enquiries - Blackpool Pleasure Beach NRES website; Retrieved 21 November 2019
- ^ Table 102 National Rail timetable, May 2023
External links
[edit]
- Train times and station information for Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station from National Rail
- Blackpool & Fylde Rail Users’ Association—Pleasure Beach, accessed 17 October 2007
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Northern | ||||
| Disused railways | ||||
| South Shore | Blackpool and Lytham Railway | Squires Gate | ||
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach
- Railway stations in Blackpool
- DfT Category F1 stations
- Former Preston and Wyre Joint Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1913
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1915
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1920
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1939
- Railway stations opened by British Rail
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1987
- Railway stations served by Northern
- 1913 establishments in England