Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Blackpool, Borough of Blackpool, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°47′16″N 3°03′14″W / 53.7879°N 3.0540°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SD306329 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station serves the Pleasure Beach Resort amusement park in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It is the next station after Blackpool South on the southern Blackpool branch line to Preston. The station is located 300 metres (980 ft) from Burlington Road West tram stop on the Blackpool Tramway.
History
[edit]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 one platform and is unstaffed. The station lies on the same site as Burlington Road Halt, which operated a railmotor service between 1913 and 1939.[4]
Facilities
[edit]Though unstaffed, it has a ticket machine in the main platform waiting shelter and a digital information screen to supply train running information, which is also available from timetable posters, a pay phone and a digital PA system. Step-free access is available from the adjacent street.[5]
Services
[edit]The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6]
- 1tph to Blackpool South
- 1tph to Preston.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Northern Trains | ||||
| Disused railways | ||||
| South Shore | Blackpool and Lytham Railway | Squires Gate | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "News & notes: Stop for pleasure". The Railway Magazine. No. 1034. June 1987. p. 388.
- ^ Welch, M.S. (2004) Lancashire Steam Finale, Runpast Publishing, Cheltenham, ISBN 1-870754-61-1, p.31
- ^ "Blackpool Pleasure Beach (BPB)". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "Train Timetables". Northernrailway.co.uk. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
External links
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- 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
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach
- Railway stations in Blackpool
- DfT Category F1 stations
- Former Preston and Wyre Joint Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1913
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1915
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1920
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1939
- Railway stations opened by British Rail
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1987
- Railway stations served by Northern
- 1913 establishments in England