List of Blackpool Tramway tram stops
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All of the current stops of Blackpool Tramway are listed here, as well as past and future stops.
Main service stops
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The following is a list of stops with platforms currently served by Blackpool's Flexity 2 fleet, from north to south:[3]
Stop | Image | Coordinates | Notes |
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Fleetwood Ferry | 53°55′39″N 3°00′29″W / 53.9276°N 3.0080°W | The northern terminus of the tramway. The single platform is located on Bold Street, on the terminal loop of track. This stop provides a ferry interchange for the service to Knott End. | |
Victoria Street | 53°55′30″N 3°00′31″W / 53.9249°N 3.0086°W | Nearest stop to Fleetwood Market. | |
London Street | 53°55′21″N 3°00′42″W / 53.9226°N 3.0116°W | ||
Fisherman's Walk | 53°55′11″N 3°01′03″W / 53.9197°N 3.0174°W | Nearest stop to Fleetwood Freeport. This stop also marks the end of the street-running section of track on Lord Street, Fleetwood. | |
Stanley Road | 53°55′00″N 3°01′14″W / 53.9166°N 3.0206°W | Nearest stop to Fleetwood Town FC. | |
Lindel Road | 53°54′49″N 3°01′25″W / 53.9136°N 3.0236°W | ||
Heathfield Road | 53°54′36″N 3°01′39″W / 53.9099°N 3.0275°W | ||
Broadwater | 53°54′14″N 3°01′56″W / 53.9039°N 3.0322°W | ||
Rossall Square | 53°54′02″N 3°02′12″W / 53.9006°N 3.0367°W | ||
Rossall School | 53°53′48″N 3°02′22″W / 53.8968°N 3.0395°W | Located at the school's entrance. | |
Rossall Beach | 53°53′15″N 3°02′25″W / 53.8876°N 3.0404°W | ||
Thornton Gate | 53°53′00″N 3°02′22″W / 53.8833°N 3.0395°W | ||
West Drive | 53°52′49″N 3°02′21″W / 53.8802°N 3.0391°W | ||
Cleveleys | 53°52′39″N 3°02′23″W / 53.8776°N 3.0398°W | ||
Anchorsholme Lane | 53°52′17″N 3°02′34″W / 53.8714°N 3.0427°W | ||
Little Bispham | 53°51′58″N 3°02′51″W / 53.8660°N 3.0476°W | First stop on the promenade in Blackpool, and has a shelter with toilet facilities. Some trams from Starr Gate terminate here during the summer and Blackpool Illuminations, making use of the track loop just north of the stop. | |
Norbreck North | 53°51′42″N 3°02′56″W / 53.8616°N 3.0489°W | Opened in March 2016 after the stop was previously removed as part of the tramway upgrade. | |
Norbreck | 53°51′28″N 3°03′00″W / 53.8578°N 3.0501°W | Located opposite the Norbreck Castle Hotel. | |
Sandhurst Avenue | 53°51′13″N 3°03′06″W / 53.8536°N 3.0518°W | ||
Bispham | 53°50′57″N 3°03′13″W / 53.8493°N 3.0535°W | Located opposite Red Bank Road. This stop also has a station with toilet facilities. | |
Cavendish Road | 53°50′48″N 3°03′13″W / 53.8466°N 3.0536°W | ||
Lowther Avenue | 53°50′31″N 3°03′16″W / 53.8420°N 3.0544°W | ||
Cabin | 53°50′17″N 3°03′17″W / 53.8381°N 3.0548°W | Also known as Uncle Tom's Cabin. | |
Cliffs Hotel | 53°50′10″N 3°03′18″W / 53.8360°N 3.0549°W | ||
Gynn Square | 53°50′01″N 3°03′18″W / 53.8337°N 3.0550°W | ||
Wilton Parade | 53°49′40″N 3°03′20″W / 53.8278°N 3.0556°W | ||
Pleasant Street | 53°49′31″N 3°03′20″W / 53.8252°N 3.0555°W | ||
North Pier Northbound | 53°49′11″N 3°03′21″W / 53.8197°N 3.0557°W | This stop's platforms are notably distanced from each other. The northbound platform is by the Metropole Hotel, while the southbound platform is nearer Blackpool Tower. This is possibly due to the future tram link to North Station, as the points for this extension have already been installed between the two platforms. | |
North Pier Southbound | 53°49′04″N 3°03′22″W / 53.8177°N 3.0561°W | ||
Tower | 53°48′52″N 3°03′21″W / 53.8145°N 3.0558°W | This stop is in reality located just to the south of Blackpool Tower. | |
Central Pier | 53°48′42″N 3°03′20″W / 53.8118°N 3.0556°W | ||
Manchester Square | 53°48′29″N 3°03′20″W / 53.8080°N 3.0555°W | This stop is located near the side track leading to Rigby Road depot, where Blackpool's heritage trams are housed. | |
St Chad's Road | 53°48′09″N 3°03′20″W / 53.8024°N 3.0556°W | ||
Waterloo Road | 53°47′56″N 3°03′21″W / 53.7989°N 3.0559°W | Nearest stop to Blackpool South railway station. | |
South Pier | 53°47′45″N 3°03′23″W / 53.7959°N 3.0564°W | ||
Pleasure Beach | 53°47′37″N 3°03′24″W / 53.7935°N 3.0567°W | This stop is near a track loop, which heritage trams often use during service. | |
Burlington Road West | 53°47′14″N 3°03′30″W / 53.7873°N 3.0583°W | Nearest stop to Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station. | |
Harrow Place | 53°46′57″N 3°03′29″W / 53.7825°N 3.0580°W | ||
Starr Gate | 53°46′40″N 3°03′22″W / 53.7779°N 3.0560°W | The southern terminus of the tramway. The Starr Gate depot is located here, where the Flexity 2 fleet are housed and maintained. There is also a track loop, but it is only used for depot movements. Nearest stop to Squires Gate railway station. |
Heritage tram stops
The following is a list of stops used by Blackpool's heritage trams, from north to south:[5]
- Fleetwood Ferry
- Cleveleys
- Bispham
- Cabin
- North Pier
- Pleasure Beach (on the track loop).
Starr Gate is also used as a temporary stop on rare occasions.
Former stops
Stops removed by tramway upgrade
The following is a list of stops removed in 2011-2012 during the tramway modernisation, from north to south:[6]
- Pharos Street
- Church Street
- Preston Street
- Lingfield Road
- Southfleet Avenue
- Westbourne Road
- Westmorland Avenue
- Beach Road
- Lauderdale Avenue
- Melton Place
- Norkeed Road
- Leyburn Avenue
- Madison Avenue
- Miner's Home
- St Stephen's Avenue
- Warley Road
- Imperial Hotel
- Cocker Street
- Victoria Street (Blackpool)
- Foxhall Square
- Lytham Road
- On the section of track leading to Rigby Road depot.
- Barton Avenue
- Alexandra Road
- Star Hotel
- Harrowside
- Abercorn Place
Future stops
North Station extension[7]
- Talbot Square/North Pier eastbound
- Blackpool North Railway Station
See also
References
- ↑ "Blackpool Tramway Extension" (PDF). www.blackpool.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ↑ "Tram route stops". www.blackpooltransport.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "Tram route stops". Blackpooltransport.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Timetables & Fares". Blackpoolheritage.com. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ↑ "Heritage Trams". Blackpooltransport.com. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ↑ "Tram Stops : Blackpool Tramway : TheTrams.co.uk". Thetrams.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Tramway terminal centre of Talbot Gateway phase two".
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