Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station
Blackpool Pleasure Beach | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Blackpool |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Key dates | |
| 1 October 1913 | Burlington Road Halt opened |
| 1 January 1949 | Burlington Road Halt closed |
| April 1987 | Pleasure Beach station opened |
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 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.[1]
References
- ^ Welch, M.S. (2004) Lancashire Steam Finale, Runpast Publishing, Cheltenham, ISBN 1 870754 61 1, p.31
External links
- Blackpool & Fylde Rail Users’ Association—Pleasure Beach, accessed 17 October 2007
- Train times and station information for Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool South | Northern Rail Blackpool Branch Line |
Squires Gate | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| South Shore | Blackpool and Lytham Railway | Squires Gate | ||