Blackpool Central railway station

Blackpool Central
Blackpool Central railway station and Blackpool Tower in 1959
General information
Other names	Hounds Hill (formerly)
Location	Blackpool, Blackpool England
Coordinates	53°48′51″N 3°03′15″W / 53.8141°N 3.0542°W / 53.8141; -3.0542
Platforms	14
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Blackpool and Lytham Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway / London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
6 April 1863	Opened as Hounds Hill
June 1878	Renamed Blackpool Central
1901	Enlarged to 14 platforms
2 November 1964	Closed

Blackpool Central was the largest railway station in the town of Blackpool in the county of Lancashire, England. It contained 14 platforms; at its closure in 1964, it became the station with the highest number of platforms ever to close.^[1] Principal railway services to Blackpool now terminate at Blackpool North.