List of Blackpool tramway tram stops

The sign of the Waterloo Road stop on the Blackpool Tramway.

All of the current stops of Blackpool Tramway are listed here, as well as past and future stops.

Main service stops

Blackpool tramway[1]

Legend

Fleetwood Ferry(⛴ Knott End)

Victoria Street
 London Street
 Fisherman's Walk
 Stanley Road
 Lindel Road
 Heathfield Road
 Broadwater
 Rossall Square
 Rossall School
 Rossall Beach
 Thornton Gate
 West Drive
 Cleveleys
 Anchorsholme Lane

Little Bispham
 Norbreck North
 Norbreck
 Sandhurst Avenue
 Bispham
 Cavendish Road
 Lowther Avenue
 Cabin
 Cliffs Hotel
 Gynn Square
 Wilton Parade
 Pleasant Street
National Rail North Station
(due 2018/19)[2]
 North Pier
 Tower
 Central Pier
Rigby Road depot
Manchester Square

St Chad's Road
Waterloo Road
(National Rail Blackpool South)
 South Pier
 Pleasure Beach

Burlington Road West
(National Rail Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
 Harrow Place

Starr Gate
(National Rail Squires Gate)
Starr Gate depot

The following is a list of stops with platforms currently served by Blackpool's Flexity 2 fleet, from north to south:[3]

53°55′39″N 3°00′29″W / 53.927602°N 3.007997°W / 53.927602; -3.007997

The northern terminus of the tramway. The single platform is located on Bold Street, on the terminal loop of track. This stop provides a ferry interchange for the service to Knott End.

53°55′30″N 3°00′31″W / 53.924935°N 3.008622°W / 53.924935; -3.008622

Nearest stop to Fleetwood Market.

53°55′21″N 3°00′42″W / 53.922580°N 3.011579°W / 53.922580; -3.011579

53°55′11″N 3°01′02″W / 53.919699°N 3.017358°W / 53.919699; -3.017358

Nearest stop to Fleetwood Freeport. This stop also marks the end of the street-running section of track.

53°55′00″N 3°01′14″W / 53.916561°N 3.020603°W / 53.916561; -3.020603

Nearest stop to Fleetwood Town FC.

53°54′49″N 3°01′25″W / 53.913627°N 3.023622°W / 53.913627; -3.023622

53°54′36″N 3°01′39″W / 53.909946°N 3.027463°W / 53.909946; -3.027463

53°54′14″N 3°01′56″W / 53.903897°N 3.032246°W / 53.903897; -3.032246

53°54′02″N 3°02′12″W / 53.900593°N 3.036746°W / 53.900593; -3.036746

53°53′49″N 3°02′22″W / 53.896834°N 3.039470°W / 53.896834; -3.039470

Located at the school's entrance.

53°53′15″N 3°02′25″W / 53.887589°N 3.040383°W / 53.887589; -3.040383

53°53′00″N 3°02′22″W / 53.883253°N 3.039470°W / 53.883253; -3.039470

53°52′49″N 3°02′21″W / 53.880222°N 3.039054°W / 53.880222; -3.039054

53°52′39″N 3°02′23″W / 53.877628°N 3.039778°W / 53.877628; -3.039778

53°52′17″N 3°02′34″W / 53.871402°N 3.042726°W / 53.871402; -3.042726

53°51′58″N 3°02′51″W / 53.866010°N 3.047564°W / 53.866010; -3.047564

Little Bispham is the first stop on the promenade in Blackpool, and has a shelter with toilet facilities. Some trams from Starr Gate terminate here during the summer and Blackpool Illuminations, making use of the track loop just north of the stop.

53°51′42″N 3°02′56″W / 53.861627°N 3.048911°W / 53.861627; -3.048911

Opened in March 2016 after the stop was previously removed as part of the tramway upgrade.

53°51′28″N 3°03′00″W / 53.857798°N 3.050103°W / 53.857798; -3.050103

Located opposite the Norbreck Castle Hotel.

53°51′13″N 3°03′06″W / 53.853626°N 3.051777°W / 53.853626; -3.051777

53°50′57″N 3°03′13″W / 53.849286°N 3.053498°W / 53.849286; -3.053498

Located opposite Red Bank Road, this stop also has a station with toilet facilities.

53°50′48″N 3°03′13″W / 53.846570°N 3.053602°W / 53.846570; -3.053602

53°50′31″N 3°03′16″W / 53.841986°N 3.054365°W / 53.841986; -3.054365

53°50′17″N 3°03′17″W / 53.838116°N 3.054817°W / 53.838116; -3.054817

53°50′09″N 3°03′18″W / 53.835952°N 3.054911°W / 53.835952; -3.054911

53°50′01″N 3°03′18″W / 53.833747°N 3.055048°W / 53.833747; -3.055048

53°49′40″N 3°03′20″W / 53.827792°N 3.055644°W / 53.827792; -3.055644

53°49′31″N 3°03′20″W / 53.825238°N 3.055537°W / 53.825238; -3.055537

Northbound 53°49′11″N 3°03′21″W / 53.819663°N 3.055715°W / 53.819663; -3.055715

Southbound 53°49′04″N 3°03′22″W / 53.817718°N 3.056076°W / 53.817718; -3.056076

This stop's platforms are notably distanced from each other. The northbound platform is by the cenotaph, while the southbound platform is nearer Blackpool Tower. This is possibly due to the future tram link to North Station, as the points for this extension have already been installed between the two platforms.

53°48′52″N 3°03′21″W / 53.814481°N 3.055829°W / 53.814481; -3.055829

This stop is in reality located just to the south of Blackpool Tower.

53°48′42″N 3°03′20″W / 53.811781°N 3.055569°W / 53.811781; -3.055569

53°48′29″N 3°03′20″W / 53.808032°N 3.055537°W / 53.808032; -3.055537

This stop is located near the side track leading to Rigby Road depot, where Blackpool's heritage trams are housed.

53°48′09″N 3°03′20″W / 53.802437°N 3.055580°W / 53.802437; -3.055580

53°47′56″N 3°03′21″W / 53.798923°N 3.055904°W / 53.798923; -3.055904

53°47′45″N 3°03′23″W / 53.795875°N 3.056372°W / 53.795875; -3.056372

53°47′37″N 3°03′24″W / 53.793530°N 3.056728°W / 53.793530; -3.056728

This stop is near a track loop, which heritage trams often use during service.

53°47′14″N 3°03′30″W / 53.787262°N 3.058319°W / 53.787262; -3.058319

53°46′57″N 3°03′29″W / 53.782468°N 3.058042°W / 53.782468; -3.058042

53°46′41″N 3°03′22″W / 53.777922°N 3.056032°W / 53.777922; -3.056032

The southern terminus of the tramway. The Starr Gate depot is located here, where the Flexity 2 fleet are housed and maintained. There is also a track loop, but it is only used for maintaining the trams.

Heritage tram stops

The following is a list of the stops used only by Blackpool's heritage trams, from north to south:[4]

Starr Gate is also used as a temporary stop on rare occasions.

Former stops

Stops removed by tramway upgrade

The following is a list of stops removed in 2011-2012 during the tramway modernisation, from north to south:[5]

Future stops

North Station extension[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tram route stops". www.blackpooltransport.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  2. ↑ "Blackpool Tramway Extension" (PDF). www.blackpool.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  3. ↑ "Tram route stops". Blackpooltransport.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Heritage Trams". Blackpooltransport.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Tram Stops : Blackpool Tramway : TheTrams.co.uk". Thetrams.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  6. ↑ https://www.blackpool.gov.uk/News/2016/March/Tramway-terminal-centre-of-Talbot-Gateway-phase-two.aspx
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