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 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | BPB |
| Classification | DfT category F1 |
| Key dates | |
| 1 October 1913 | Burlington Road Halt opened |
| 11 September 1939[1] | Burlington Road Halt closed |
| April 1987 | Pleasure Beach station opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  115,456 |
| 2019/20 | 126,928 |
| 2020/21 |  47,680 |
| 2021/22 | 137,134 |
| 2022/23 | 133,082 |
| Location | |
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| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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.
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Blackpool Pleasure Beach Train Station
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History
The station opened on 13 April 1987[2] at a cost of £58,000. This cost was met by Blackpool Pleasure Beach Company (£31,000), British Rail (£15,000), Lancashire County Council (£10,000) and Blackpool Borough Council (£2,000).[citation needed]
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.[3]
Facilities
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.[4]
Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is:[5]
- 1tph (train per hour) to Blackpool South
- 1tph to Preston
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- 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 | ||
This page was last edited on 19 February 2024, at 23:08