Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station explained

Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Pleasure Beach Resort, Blackpool
Country:England
Coordinates:53.7879°N -3.054°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Northern
Platforms:1
Code:BPB
Classification:DfT category F1
Years:1 October 1913
Events:Burlington Road Halt opened
Years1:11 September 1939[1]
Events1:Burlington Road Halt closed
Years2:April 1987
Events2:Pleasure Beach station opened
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13

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 from Burlington Road West tram stop on the Blackpool Tramway.

History

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

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

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 82
  2. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 36 .
  3. News: News & notes: Stop for pleasure. . 1034 . Jun 1987 . 388.
  4. Welch, M.S. (2004) Lancashire Steam Finale, Runpast Publishing, Cheltenham,, p.31
  5. https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/BPB/details.html National Rail Enquiries - Blackpool Pleasure Beach