Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station

Railway station in Lancashire, England

Blackpool Pleasure Beach

General information
Location| Pleasure Beach Resort, Blackpool
England
Coordinates| 53°47′16″N 3°03′14″W﻿ / ﻿53.7879°N 3.0540°W﻿ / 53.7879; -3.0540
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
2019/20|  126,928
2020/21|  47,680
2021/22|  137,134
2022/23|  133,082
2023/24|  133,652

Location

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.

## History

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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

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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

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The typical off-peak service from the station is:[6]

* 1tph (train per hour) to Blackpool South
* 1tph to Preston

## See also

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* Public transport in the Fylde

## References

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1. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 82
2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 36\. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
3. ^ "News & notes: Stop for pleasure". The Railway Magazine. No. 1034\. June 1987. p. 388.
4. ^ Welch, M.S. (2004) Lancashire Steam Finale, Runpast Publishing, Cheltenham, ISBN 1-870754-61-1, p.31
5. ^ National Rail Enquiries - Blackpool Pleasure Beach NRES website; Retrieved 21 November 2019
6. ^ Table 102 National Rail timetable, May 2023

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station.

* 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

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