Blackpool North railway station
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| Blackpool North Railway Station - not in the holiday season with the Tower in the background | |||
| Location | |||
| Place | Blackpool | ||
| Local authority | Blackpool | ||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 8 | ||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 1.664 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 1.610 million | ||
| History | |||
| 29 April 1846 | Opened as Talbot Road[1][2][3] | ||
| 1898 | Rebuilt[1] | ||
| Unknown date | Renamed Blackpool North | ||
| 1974 | Rebuilt on site of former excursion platforms | ||
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Blackpool North from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Blackpool North railway station is the terminus of the main Blackpool branch line from Preston, in Lancashire, England. Services from York (via Burnley), Buxton, Liverpool and Manchester terminate here.
The station was opened in its present form in 1974, and succeeded a previous station a few hundred yards away on Talbot Road which had first opened in 1846 and had been rebuilt in 1898. The present station is based on the 1938 concrete canopy which covered the entrance to the former excursion platforms of the old station.
Blackpool North was on the InterCity network until 2003 when Virgin Trains withdrew HST and Voyager services to London Euston and Birmingham.[4] Former local franchise holder First North Western ran services from Blackpool to London Euston, but these were soon discontinued.
The resort's other terminus station, Blackpool South, is situated at the end of the South Fylde branch line, and does not connect to Blackpool North.
As Blackpool is a popular tourist resort, with its famous Pleasure Beach and beaches, there are many measures put in to prevent fare evasion, including automated barrier checks[5] as well as the conductors on the train. The station is some distance from the Blackpool tramway.
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[edit] History
The first station opened on 29 April 1846 as Talbot Road, and was first rebuilt in 1898. The rebuilt station consisted of two parallel train sheds and a terminal building, in Dickson Road between Talbot Road and Queen Street. Platforms 1 to 6 were located in the sheds, with a larger island between platforms 1 and 2 to accommodate taxis. In addition, there was effectively, in all but name, a separate station at the east end of Queen Street, with open "excursion" platforms 7 to 16, used only in summer.[6] In 1974 the main station was demolished, replaced by the current station based on the former excursion platforms.
[edit] Services
The station is served by both Northern Rail and TransPennine Express.
- Northern Rail operates as follows:
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- 1tph to York, calling at:
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- Poulton-le-Fylde, Preston, Blackburn, Accrington, Burnley Manchester Road, Hebden Bridge, Halifax, Bradford Interchange, New Pudsey, Leeds, Cross Gates, Garforth, East Garforth, Micklefield, Church Fenton (1tp2h) and York
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- 1tph to Liverpool Lime Street, calling at:
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- Preston, Leyland, Euxton Balshaw Lane, Wigan North Western, St Helens Central, Huyton and Liverpool Lime Street
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- On Sunday, trains additionally call at: Poulton-le-Fylde, Garswood, Thatto Heath, Prescot, Roby, Broad Green and Wavertree Tech. Park
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- 1tph to Buxton, calling at:
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- Layton, Poulton-le-Fylde, Kirkham and Wesham, Preston, Chorley, Adlington, Blackrod, Horwich Parkway, Lostock, Bolton, Salford Crescent, Deansgate, Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport, Davenport, Woodsmoor, Hazel Grove, Middlewood, Disley, New Mills Newton, Furness Vale, Whaley Bridge, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Dove Holes and Buxton. (service will go to Manchester Victoria from December 2008.)
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- First TransPennine Express operate as follows:
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- 1tph to Manchester Airport, calling at:
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- Poulton-le-Fylde, Preston, Leyland, Chorley, Horwich Parkway, Lostock, Bolton, Salford Crescent, Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly, Heald Green and Manchester Airport
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Hartley, S. and Mitchell, L. (2005) Lancashire Historic Town Survey—BlackpoolPDF (25.5 MiB), Lancashire County Council Environment Directorate, accessed 30 October 2007, p.23
- ^ Welch, M.S. (2004) Lancashire Steam Finale, Runpast Publishing, Cheltenham, ISBN 1 870754 61 1, p.26
- ^ Suggitt, G. (2003, revised 2004) Lost Railways of Lancashire, Countryside Books, Newbury, ISBN 1 85306 801 2, p.36
- ^ Service will not be back on track. Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
- ^ Blackpool station set for £600,000 first. Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
- ^ Taylor, S. (2005) Kirkham to Blackpool (North) and Fleetwood for the Isle of Man, Foxline, Bredbury, ISBN 1 801197 74 6, pp.51–52, 56, 59, 75–76
[edit] External links
- Blackpool & Fylde Rail Users’ Association—Blackpool North, accessed 17 October 2007
- Train times and station information for Blackpool North railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Northern Rail Blackpool-Liverpool Line |
Preston | ||
| Terminus | Northern Rail Blackpool Branch Line |
Layton | ||
| Terminus | Northern Rail Caldervale Line |
Poulton-le-Fylde | ||
| Terminus | First Transpennine Express TransPennine North West |
Layton | ||
| Disused Railways | ||||
| Terminus | Preston and Wyre Joint Railway Blackpool Branch Line |
Bispham | ||
