Blackpool South train station
You can reach 9 stations directly from Blackpool South on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Ansdell and Fairhaven, with 35 trains a day.
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Direct trains from Blackpool South
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ansdell and Fairhaven | 35 | 36 | 14 |
| Blackpool Pleasure Beach | 35 | 36 | 14 |
| Kirkham and Wesham | 35 | 36 | 14 |
| Lytham | 35 | 36 | 14 |
| Moss Side | 35 | 36 | 14 |
| Preston | 35 | 36 | 14 |
| St Annes-on-the-Sea | 35 | 36 | 14 |
| Squires Gate | 35 | 36 | 14 |
| Accrington | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Blackburn | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Bamber Bridge | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Burnley Central | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Brierfield | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Burnley Barracks | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Colne | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Church and Oswaldtwistle | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Cherry Tree | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Huncoat | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Hapton | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Lostock Hall | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Mill Hill | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Nelson | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Pleasington | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Rishton | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Rose Grove | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Lines serving Blackpool South
Blackpool South is on the South Fylde Community Railway Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Blackpool South station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Blackpool South 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 South station is
113,644 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,701st busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Blackpool South and Preston (Lancs) than any other pair: 41,520 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.
Nearest other stations
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach 0.8 miles
- Squires Gate 1.5 miles
- Blackpool North 1.7 miles
- Layton 2.7 miles
- St Annes-on-the-Sea 3.2 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Blackpool South, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- South Shore · 0.2 miles
- Blackpool Central · 1.1 miles
- Gillett's Crossing Halt · 2.5 miles
- Singleton · 4.0 miles
- Poulton Curve Halt · 4.1 miles
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Facilities at Blackpool South station
Blackpool South is unstaffed, with step-free access to the whole station.
Cycle parking: 10 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 27 August 2026.
Getting to Blackpool South station
Blackpool South station is in Blackpool, North West, and is run by Northern Trains.
The nearest motorway junction is M55 J4 (Marton Interchange), 2.4 miles east.
9 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Royal Oak.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Blackpool South 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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