Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station
railway station in Lancashire, England, UK
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
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 Blackpool South
1tph to Preston.
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