Blackpool Pleasure Beach

CRS Code	BPB
Collected date	09/09/14

Blackpool Pleasure Beach station is on the line between Blackpool South and Kirkham and Wesham, and was opened in 1987. However the station canopy is clearly rather older than that! The approach to the station from the shore:

A fence and a small wall separates the station from the road. Looking back towards the station exit:

The canopy:

Detail of one of the spandrels supporting the canopy. Is that a cheery happy face?

On the platform looking north:

Looking north along the line from the platform end, with the pleasure beach rollercoasters on the left:

The site is dominated by a bright red modern footbridge, accessed by this ramp from street level:

The footbridge seen from the south end of the platform:

Looking north from the footbridge at the platform and canopy:

Looking south from the footbridge:

Detail of one of the lamps seen from the footbridge:

From the southern end of the platform, looking south along the line:

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