List of Blackpool tramway tram stops

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File:Waterloo Road Stop Blackpool Tramway.JPG
The sign of the Waterloo Road stop on the Blackpool Tramway.

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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Blackpool tramway
Fleetwood Ferry
Victoria Street
London Street
Fisherman's Walk
Stanley Road
Lindel Road
Heathfield Road
Broadwater
Rossall Square
Rossall School
Rossall Beach
Thornton Gate
West Drive
Cleveleys
Anchorsholme Lane
Little Bispham
Norbreck North (under construction)[1]
Norbreck
Sandhurst Avenue
Bispham
Cavendish Road
Lowther Avenue
Cabin
Cliffs Hotel
Gynn Square
Wilton Parade
Pleasant Street
future spur to
National Rail Blackpool North
North Pier
Tower
Central Pier
Rigby Road depot
Manchester Square
St Chad's Road
Waterloo Road
South Pier
Pleasure Beach
Burlington Road West
(National Rail Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
Harrow Place
Starr Gate
(National Rail Squires Gate)
Starr Gate depot

The following is a list of stops with platforms currently served by Blackpool's Flexity 2 fleet, from north to south:[2]

  • Fleetwood Ferry

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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

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Nearest stop to Fleetwood Market.
  • London Street

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  • Fisherman's Walk

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Nearest stop to Fleetwood Freeport. This stop also marks the end of the street-running section of track.
  • Stanley Road

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Nearest stop to Fleetwood Town FC.
  • Lindel Road

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  • Heathfield Road

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  • Broadwater

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  • Rossall Square

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  • Rossall School

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Located at the school's entrance.
  • Rossall Beach

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  • Thornton Gate

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  • West Drive

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  • Cleveleys

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  • Anchorsholme Lane

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  • Little Bispham

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Little Bispham is the 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

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Opened in March 2016 after the stop was previously removed as part of the tramway upgrade.
  • Norbreck

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Located opposite the Norbreck Castle Hotel.
  • Sandhurst Avenue

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  • Bispham

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Located opposite Red Bank Road, this stop also has a station with toilet facilities.
  • Cavendish Road

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  • Lowther Avenue

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  • Cabin

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  • Cliffs Hotel

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  • Gynn Square

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  • Wilton Parade

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  • Pleasant Street

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  • North Pier

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This stop's platforms are notably distanced from each other. The northbound platform is by the cenotaph, 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.
  • Tower

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This stop is in reality located just to the south of Blackpool Tower.
  • Central Pier

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  • Manchester Square

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This stop is located near the side track leading to Rigby Road depot, where Blackpool's heritage trams are housed.
  • St Chad's Road

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  • Waterloo Road

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  • South Pier

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  • Pleasure Beach

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This stop is near a track loop, which heritage trams often use during service.
  • Burlington Road West

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  • Harrow Place

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  • Starr Gate

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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 maintaining the trams.

Heritage tram stops

The following is a list of the stops used only by Blackpool's heritage trams, from north to south:[3]

  • 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:[4]

  • Pharos Street
  • Church Street
  • Preston Street
  • Lingfield Road
  • Southfleet Avenue
  • Westbourne Street
  • 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[5]

See also

References

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External links

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  5. ↑ https://www.blackpool.gov.uk/News/2016/March/Tramway-terminal-centre-of-Talbot-Gateway-phase-two.aspx
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