Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station serves the

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theme park. It is the penultimate station before Blackpool South on the Blackpool South to

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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 at a cost of £58,000. This cost was met by Blackpool Pleasure Beach Company (£31,000),

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(£15,000), Lancashire County Council (£10,000) and Blackpool Borough Council (£2,000). 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.

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.

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is: *1tph (train per hour) to *1tph to

References

External links

Blackpool & Fylde Rail Users’ Association—Pleasure Beach
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