Blackpool North is the main railway station serving the seaside resort of Blackpool, in Lancashire, England. It is the terminus of the main Blackpool branch line and is 17+1⁄2 miles north-west of Pres
Blackpool North station entrance
A panorama of the interior of the station
A view of the platforms in 2018; Blackpool Tower is in the background
Trams at the interchange in 2024
Blackpool Central was the largest railway station in the town of Blackpool, in Lancashire, England. It had 14 platforms; at its closure in 1964, it became the station with the highest number of platfo
Blackpool North railway station
…Street, with open excursion platforms 7 to 16, used only in summer. The station was recommended for closure in the Beeching Report (1963), but it was Blackpool Central that was closed in 1964. Blackpool Corporation had lobbied for Central station to close instead, in order to use the site for redevelopment. The main…
Blackpool Central railway station in 1906
Blackpool Central station in 1959
The site of the former station in 2009. The station building and platforms occupied almost all of the area in the bottom half of the picture; the route of the dismantled tracks can be seen heading towards the top right of the picture.