Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station


Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station serves the Pleasure Beach Resort amusement park in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It is the next station after on the southern Blackpool branch line to. The station is located from Burlington Road West tram stop on the Blackpool Tramway.

History

The station opened on 13 April 1987. The cost was shared by Blackpool Pleasure Beach Company, British Rail, Lancashire County Council and Blackpool Borough Council. 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.

Facilities

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.

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
  • 1tph to
  • 1tph to.