Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station

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 300 metres (980 ft) from Burlington Road West tram stop on the Blackpool Tramway.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach
General information
Location	Pleasure Beach Resort, Blackpool England
Coordinates	53.7879°N 3.0540°W / 53.7879; -3.0540
Grid reference	SD306329
Managed by	Northern
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
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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:^[6]

• 1tph (train per hour) to Blackpool South
• 1tph to Preston

See also

• Public transport in the Fylde