List of Blackpool Tramway tram stops

Last updated September 30, 2024

All of the current stops of Blackpool Tramway are listed here, as well as past stops.

Main service stops

Blackpool Tramway

Legend

Fleetwood Ferry

Fisherman's Walk

Cleveleys

Little Bispham

Bispham

Cabin

North Pier

(northbound)

Talbot Square

(eastbound only)

North Station

North Pier

(southbound)

Tower

Central Pier

Manchester Square

Rigby Road depot

(Heritage only)

St Chad's Road

Waterloo Road

(Blackpool South

)

South Pier

Pleasure Beach

Burlington Road West

(Pleasure Beach

)

Harrow Place

Starr Gate depot

Starr Gate

(Squires Gate

)

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The following is a list of stops with platforms currently served by Blackpool's Bombardier Flexity 2 fleet, from north to south:^[3]

Stop	Coordinates	Stop Type	Notes
Fleetwood Ferry	53°55′39″N3°00′29″W / 53.9276°N 3.0080°W / 53.9276; -3.0080	Terminus. Reserved track (paved). Single platform.	The northern terminus of the tramway. The single platform is located at Bold Street, on a terminal loop of track. Provides a ferry interchange for the service to Knott End. Most of the loop is on-street but the platform itself and a section at the Pharos Lighthouse are reserved. The loop is single-tracked aside from a double track alignment on Queen's Terrace.
Victoria Street	53°55′30″N3°00′31″W / 53.9249°N 3.0086°W / 53.9249; -3.0086	On-street. Side platforms.	Nearest stop to Fleetwood Market. There is a crossover north of the platforms.
London Street	53°55′21″N3°00′42″W / 53.9226°N 3.0116°W / 53.9226; -3.0116	On-street. Side platforms.
Fisherman's Walk	53°55′11″N3°01′03″W / 53.9197°N 3.0174°W / 53.9197; -3.0174	Reserved track (paved). Side platforms.	Nearest stop to Fleetwood Freeport. The stop marks the end of the street-running section of track on Lord Street, Fleetwood. There is a crossover northeast of the platforms.
Stanley Road	53°55′00″N3°01′14″W / 53.9166°N 3.0206°W / 53.9166; -3.0206	Reserved track (ballasted). Side platforms.	Nearest stop to Highbury Stadium.
Lindel Road	53°54′49″N3°01′25″W / 53.9136°N 3.0236°W / 53.9136; -3.0236	Reserved track (ballasted). Side platforms.
Heathfield Road	53°54′36″N3°01′39″W / 53.9099°N 3.0275°W / 53.9099; -3.0275	Reserved track (ballasted). Side platforms.
Broadwater	53°54′14″N3°01′56″W / 53.9039°N 3.0322°W / 53.9039; -3.0322	Reserved track (ballasted). Side platforms. Staggered platforms.
Rossall Square	53°54′02″N3°02′12″W / 53.9006°N 3.0367°W / 53.9006; -3.0367	Reserved track (ballasted). Side platforms.
Rossall School	53°53′48″N3°02′22″W / 53.8968°N 3.0395°W / 53.8968; -3.0395	Reserved track (ballasted). Side platforms.	Located at the school's entrance.
Rossall Beach	53°53′15″N3°02′25″W / 53.8876°N 3.0404°W / 53.8876; -3.0404	Reserved track (ballasted). Side platforms.
Thornton Gate	53°53′00″N3°02′22″W / 53.8833°N 3.0395°W / 53.8833; -3.0395	Reserved track (ballasted). Side platforms.	There is a middle track alignment and crossovers north of the platforms. There was previously a siding at this location.
West Drive	53°52′49″N3°02′21″W / 53.8802°N 3.0391°W / 53.8802; -3.0391	Reserved track (ballasted). Side platforms.
Cleveleys	53°52′39″N3°02′23″W / 53.8776°N 3.0398°W / 53.8776; -3.0398	Reserved track (paved). Side platforms.	There is a crossover north of the platforms.
Anchorsholme Lane	53°52′17″N3°02′34″W / 53.8714°N 3.0427°W / 53.8714; -3.0427	Reserved track (ballasted). Side platforms.	The first stop in the Blackpool district.
Little Bispham	53°51′58″N3°02′51″W / 53.8660°N 3.0476°W / 53.8660; -3.0476	Reserved track (Paved/ballasted). Side platforms.	The first stop on the Promenade in Blackpool. It has a station building with toilet facilities on the northbound platform. Some trams from Starr Gate terminate here during the summer and Blackpool Illuminations. There is a track loop north of the platforms, for northbound turnbacks only.
Norbreck North	53°51′42″N3°02′56″W / 53.8616°N 3.0489°W / 53.8616; -3.0489	Reserved track (ballasted). Side platforms.	Re-opened in March 2016 after the stop was previously removed as part of the tramway upgrade.
Norbreck	53°51′28″N3°03′00″W / 53.8578°N 3.0501°W / 53.8578; -3.0501	Reserved track (ballasted). Side platforms.	Located opposite the Norbreck Castle Hotel.
Sandhurst Avenue	53°51′13″N3°03′06″W / 53.8536°N 3.0518°W / 53.8536; -3.0518	Reserved track (ballasted). Side platforms.
Bispham	53°50′57″N3°03′13″W / 53.8493°N 3.0535°W / 53.8493; -3.0535	Reserved track (paved/ballasted). Side platforms. Staggered platforms.	Located opposite Red Bank Road, Bispham's high street. It has a station building with a cafe and toilet facilities on the northbound platform. There is a middle track alignment and crossovers north of the platforms.
Cavendish Road	53°50′48″N3°03′13″W / 53.8466°N 3.0536°W / 53.8466; -3.0536	Reserved track (ballasted). Side platforms.
Lowther Avenue	53°50′31″N3°03′16″W / 53.8420°N 3.0544°W / 53.8420; -3.0544	Reserved track (ballasted). Side platforms.
Cabin	53°50′17″N3°03′17″W / 53.8381°N 3.0548°W / 53.8381; -3.0548	Reserved track (paved). Side platforms.	Also known as Uncle Tom's Cabin. There is a crossover north of the platforms.
Cliffs Hotel	53°50′10″N3°03′18″W / 53.8360°N 3.0549°W / 53.8360; -3.0549	Reserved track (paved). Side platforms.
Gynn Square	53°50′01″N3°03′18″W / 53.8337°N 3.0550°W / 53.8337; -3.0550	Reserved track (paved). Side platforms.
Wilton Parade	53°49′40″N3°03′20″W / 53.8278°N 3.0556°W / 53.8278; -3.0556	Reserved track (paved). Side platforms.
Pleasant Street	53°49′31″N3°03′20″W / 53.8252°N 3.0555°W / 53.8252; -3.0555	Reserved track (paved). Side platforms.
North Station	53°49′16″N3°03′00″W / 53.8210°N 3.0500°W / 53.8210; -3.0500	Terminus. Reserved track (paved). Island platform.	Terminus providing an interchange with national rail services at Blackpool North via a pedestrian underpass, situated on a reserved track segment on the former site of a homeware store. It is located near a scissors crossover, and is the first and only island platform on the network. Opened 12 June 2024.^[4]
North Pier Northbound	53°49′11″N3°03′21″W / 53.8197°N 3.0557°W / 53.8197; -3.0557	Reserved track (paved). Side platforms. Staggered platforms.	This stop's platforms are significantly staggered by approximately 200m. The northbound platform is at the Grand Metropole Hotel. This due to the tram link to North Station, as a junction for this extension exists between the two platforms.
Talbot Square	53°49′09″N3°03′16″W / 53.8191°N 3.0545°W / 53.8191; -3.0545	Reserved track (paved). Single platform.	Eastbound-only stop in Talbot Square which allows passengers to alight for Blackpool Town Centre. It is situated on a reserved track segment at the beginning of the street track section on Talbot Road. It is one of 3 one-way Stops on the system. Opened 12 June 2024 as part of the North Station extension.
North Pier Southbound	53°49′04″N3°03′22″W / 53.8177°N 3.0561°W / 53.8177; -3.0561		This stop's platforms are significantly staggered by approximately 200m. The southbound platform is nearer Blackpool Tower. There is a short siding for heritage trams and two crossovers at the southbound platform.
Tower	53°48′52″N3°03′21″W / 53.8145°N 3.0558°W / 53.8145; -3.0558	Reserved track (paved). Side platforms.	The stop is in reality located just south of Blackpool Tower. Nearest stop to Coral Island Amusement Complex. There is a crossover north of the platforms.
Central Pier	53°48′42″N3°03′20″W / 53.8118°N 3.0556°W / 53.8118; -3.0556	Reserved track (paved). Side platforms.	Nearest stop to Madame Tussauds museum.
Manchester Square	53°48′29″N3°03′20″W / 53.8080°N 3.0555°W / 53.8080; -3.0555	Reserved track (paved). Side platforms.	Located just north of a junction of on-street side track leading to Rigby Road depot, where Blackpool's heritage trams are housed and maintained. There is a siding north of the platforms.
St Chad's Road	53°48′09″N3°03′20″W / 53.8024°N 3.0556°W / 53.8024; -3.0556	Reserved track (paved). Side platforms.	Nearest stop to Bloomfield Road
Waterloo Road	53°47′56″N3°03′21″W / 53.7989°N 3.0559°W / 53.7989; -3.0559	Reserved track (paved). Side platforms.	Nearest stop to Blackpool South railway station.
South Pier	53°47′45″N3°03′23″W / 53.7959°N 3.0564°W / 53.7959; -3.0564	Reserved track (paved). Side platforms.
Pleasure Beach	53°47′37″N3°03′24″W / 53.7935°N 3.0567°W / 53.7935; -3.0567	Reserved track (paved). Side platforms.	Nearest stop to Sandcastle Waterpark. There is a double-track loop south of the platforms which heritage trams use during service, for southbound turnbacks only.
Burlington Road West	53°47′14″N3°03′30″W / 53.7873°N 3.0583°W / 53.7873; -3.0583	Reserved track (paved). Side platforms. Staggered platforms.	Nearest stop to Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station.
Harrow Place	53°46′57″N3°03′29″W / 53.7825°N 3.0580°W / 53.7825; -3.0580	Reserved track (paved). Side platforms.
Starr Gate	53°46′40″N3°03′22″W / 53.7779°N 3.0560°W / 53.7779; -3.0560	Terminus. Reserved track (paved). Side platforms.	The southern terminus of the tramway. The Starr Gate depot is located here, where the Flexity 2 fleet are housed and maintained. Nearest stop to Squires Gate railway station. There is a track loop, crossovers and headshunts here as part of the depot layout.

Heritage tram stops

Blackpool's heritage trams do not serve the main service platforms, instead having separate designated stops. The following is a list of stops used by them, from north to south:^[6]

Fleetwood Ferry
At Pharos Lighthouse.
Cleveleys
Bispham
Cabin
North Pier
On a track siding.
Pleasure Beach
On a track loop.

Starr Gate is also used as a temporary stop during special events.

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:^[7]

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

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References

↑ "Tram Fleetwood to Starr Gate". Blackpool Transport Services Ltd. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
↑ "Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours". Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
↑ "Tram route stops". Blackpooltransport.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
↑ "Trams return to Blackpool's train station for the first time in 60 years". Blackpool Council. 12 June 2024.
↑ "Timetables & Fares". Blackpoolheritage.com. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
↑ "Heritage Trams". Blackpooltransport.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
↑ "Tram Stops : Blackpool Tramway : TheTrams.co.uk". Thetrams.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2015.

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[1] "Tram Fleetwood to Starr Gate". Blackpool Transport Services Ltd. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

[2] "Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours". Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

[3] "Tram route stops". Blackpooltransport.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2015.

[4] "Trams return to Blackpool's train station for the first time in 60 years". Blackpool Council. 12 June 2024.

[5] "Timetables & Fares". Blackpoolheritage.com. Retrieved 10 February 2017.

[6] "Heritage Trams". Blackpooltransport.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.

[7] "Tram Stops : Blackpool Tramway : TheTrams.co.uk". Thetrams.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2015.

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