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 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BPB |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 28,545 |
| 2005/06 * |  24,463 |
| 2006/07 * |  30,016 |
| 2007/08 * | 40,597 |
| 2008/09 * | 55,766 |
| 2009/10 * | 67,476 |
| 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 | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * 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 Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station is on the Fylde Coast branch line from Kirkham to Blackpool South, in Lancashire, England. It is across the road from the Blackpool Pleasure Beach complex and provides regular train connections to and from Blackpool and Preston. There are no free tickets or other concessions for passengers wishing to visit the Pleasure Beach.
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).[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 1949.[2]
Blackpool Pleasure Beach station is located about 200 metres (660 ft) from Burlington Road tram stop on the Blackpool Tramway.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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 |
Following station | ||
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| Blackpool South | Northern Rail Blackpool Branch Line |
Squires Gate | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| South Shore | Blackpool and Lytham Railway | Squires Gate | ||
- Pleasure Beach, Blackpool
- Railway stations in Blackpool
- Former Preston and Wyre Joint Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1913
- Railway stations closed in 1915
- Railway stations opened in 1920
- Railway stations closed in 1949
- Railway stations opened by British Rail
- Railway stations opened in 1987
- Railway stations served by Northern Rail
- DfT Category F1 stations
