Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station
Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station serves the 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. 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), 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 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: Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway