Blackpool North train station

You can reach 57 stations directly from Blackpool North on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Preston, with 148 trains a day.

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• 57 direct destinations
• 280th busiest in Britain
• Staffed full time
• Step-free throughout
• 30 parking spaces
• 3 bus stops nearby

Direct trains from Blackpool North

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

and 17 more stations, each served less often.

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Lines serving Blackpool North

Blackpool North is on the Preston and Blackpool North Branch. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.

Freight through Blackpool North station, hour by hour

No freight is booked through or alongside Blackpool North station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.

How busy Blackpool North station is

2,065,566 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 280th busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 2,062 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Blackpool North and Preston (Lancs) than any other pair: 332,278 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.

Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.

Changing from 14 April 2027

From 14 April 2027, Blackpool North gains 5 destinations including Gatley, Burnage, Nuneaton, Stafford, Mauldeth Road.

Nearest other stations

• Layton 1.1 miles
• Blackpool South 1.7 miles
• Blackpool Pleasure Beach 2.4 miles
• Poulton-le-Fylde 3.0 miles
• Squires Gate 3.2 miles

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Blackpool North, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

• Blackpool Central · 0.7 miles
• South Shore · 1.9 miles
• Poulton Curve Halt · 2.8 miles
• Singleton · 3.6 miles
• Ramper Road · 3.8 miles
• Thornton–Cleveleys · 3.8 miles

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Facilities at Blackpool North station

Blackpool North is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.

Ticket office: Monday: 06:00 to 20:00 · Friday: 06:00 to 22:00 · Saturday: 06:00 to 23:00

Toilets

Parking at Blackpool North station

• Station Car Park 30 spaces, 6 accessible
  £13.20 a day, £52.80 a week

From National Rail's station record, last updated 1 July 2026.

Getting to Blackpool North station

Blackpool North station is in Blackpool, North West, and is run by Northern Trains.

The nearest motorway junction is M55 J4 (Marton Interchange), 3.0 miles south-east.

3 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Buchanan Street.

Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.

Blackpool North station elsewhere

• National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
• Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
• Wikipedia the station's history
• OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from

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