Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station

Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station serves Blackpool Pleasure Beach theme park. It is the penultimate station before Blackpool South on the Blackpool South to Colne line. There are no free tickets or other concessions for passengers wishing to visit the Pleasure Beach. Pleasure Beach Station is located about from Burlington Road West tram stop on the Blackpool Tramway.HistoryThe station opened on 13 April 1987 at a cost of £58,000. This cost was met by Blackpool Pleasure Beach Company (£31,000), British Rail (£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 1949.Blackpool Pleasure Beach station is located about from Burlington Road tram stop on the Blackpool Tramway.ServicesThe station has an hourly service northbound to Blackpool South only and southbound to Kirkham and Wesham, Preston, Blackburn and Colne. All services are provided by Northern.