Blackpool North railwey station
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Blackpool North railwey station is the main station serving the seaside howff o Blackpool in Lancashire, Ingland. It is the terminus o the main Blackpool brainch line an is 17 1⁄2 mile (28 km) northwast o Preston.
Blackpool North | |
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Blackpool North railway station entrance | |
Location | |
Place | Blackpool |
Local authority | Blackpool |
Coordinates | 53.8218°N 3.0493°W / 53.8218; -3.0493 |
Grid reference | SD310366 |
Operations | |
Station code | BPN |
Managed bi | Northern |
Nummer o platforms | 6 |
DfT category | C1 |
Live arrivals/departurs, station information an onwart connections frae National Rail Enquiries | |
Annual rail passenger uissage* | |
2013/14 | 1.653 million |
2014/15 | 1.758 million |
2015/16 | 1.764 million |
2016/17 | 1.858 million |
History | |
Oreeginal company | Preston and Wyre Joint Railway |
Pre-groupin | LYR and LNWR joint |
Post-groupin | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
29 April 1846 | Opened as Blackpool[1] |
1872 | Renamed Blackpool Talbot Road[1] |
1898 | Rebuilt[2] |
17 March 1932 | Renamed Blackpool North[1] |
1974 | Rebuilt on site of former excursion platforms |
National Rail – UK railwey stations | |
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
* Annual estimatit passenger uissage based on sales o tickets in statit financial year(s) that end or oreeginate at Blackpool North frae Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology mey vary year on year. | |
UK Railweys portal |
The station wis appened in its praisent shape in 1974, an succeeded a previous station a few hunder yairds awa on Talbot Road whit haed first appened in 1846 an haed been rebuilt in 1898. The praisent station is based on the 1938 concrete pail whit kivert the entry tae the foregane vaige platforms o the auld station. Blackpool's ither station, Blackpool South, is seetuatit in the sooth o the toun, wi services taewart Preston an Colne, an disna connect tae Blackpool North.
Blackpool North haes regular services tae Manchester, Liverpool, Bolton, Wigan an Preston. Thare are fower interceety trains a day tae London Euston.