Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station
Blackpool Pleasure Beach  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Blackpool Pleasure Beach |
| Local authority | Blackpool |
| Coordinates | 53°47′16″N 3°03′14″W / 53.7879°N 3.0540°WCoordinates: 53°47′16″N 3°03′14″W / 53.7879°N 3.0540°W |
| Grid reference | SD306329 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BPB |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | F1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 81,994 |
| 2011/12 |
94,960 |
| 2012/13 |
 85,914 |
| 2013/14 |
90,960 |
| 2014/15 |
0.109 million |
| History | |
| 1 October 1913 | Burlington Road Halt opened |
| 1 January 1949 | Burlington Road Halt closed |
| April 1987 | Pleasure Beach station opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Blackpool Pleasure Beach from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station serves Blackpool Pleasure Beach theme park. It is the penultimate station before Blackpool South on the Blackpool South to Colne line. There are no free tickets or other concessions for passengers wishing to visit the Pleasure Beach.
History
The station opened on 13 April 1987[1] 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).
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 1949.[2]
Blackpool Pleasure Beach station is located about 660 feet (200 m) from Burlington Road tram stop on the Blackpool Tramway.
Services
The station has an hourly service northbound to Blackpool South only and southbound to Kirkham and Wesham, Preston, Blackburn and Colne. All services are provided by Northern.[3]
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Table 97 National Rail timetable, May 2016
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
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Blackpool South | Northern Blackpool Branch Line |
Squires Gate | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| South Shore | Blackpool and Lytham Railway | Squires Gate | ||