Blackpool North Railway Station

As the name suggests the train station is in North Blackpool it is a busy station with train leaving to a range of places including Manchester and Manchester Airport as well as to places like York. There are 7 platforms in total there are information boards as you enter the tell you what train is leaving from each platform. There is an automatic ticket collection machine on the right as you enter the station and a ticket office on the left and side. There are automated barriers to pass through before you enter the main station area as is the case in most station around the country. There are two shops one before the ticket barrier and a second one inside the ticket barrier. There are doors to each platform these are controlled by staff in the station and are only opened once the train is ready. Assistance will be available if you have booked it in the normal advanced way.

Arriving and departing from the station was easy with plenty of help to get around and manage getting on and off the trains.