Blackpool Council have confirmed that in the first two months of operation, the Blackpool North Railway Station extension of the tramway has seen over 80,000 journeys which have either started or ended at the newest terminus on the 139 year old tramway.<\/p>\n
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The passenger numbers were revealed in a wider press release from the Council which was celebrating the first 100 days of the Holiday Inn (located as part of the Talbot Gateway development as well). In that time over 14,000 guests have stayed at the hotel with 8,000 rooms sold, 5,000 meals at Marco\u2019s New York Italian Restaurant and 12,000 breakfasts sold.<\/p>\n
Phase three of the Talbot Gateway development will include a new seven storey 215,000 square foot sustainable office building due to bring in 3,000 civil service workers to the area when opening in 2025. Land is also being acquired for phase four which will see a \u00a365 million Multiversity educational campus created due to attract another 3,000 staff and students to the area.<\/p>\n
The short extension of the Blackpool Tramway finally opened June after the completion of all work surrounding the terminus. So far, it has been served by a dedicated service from both Starr Gate and Fleetwood Ferry with each service running every 30 minutes. This will change as from Saturday 31st<\/sup> August however, when a new timetable will be introduced which will see the majority of daytime services run Starr Gate-Fleetwood Ferry via North Station. The frequency will be every 15 minutes. Evenings will see the extension not served by trams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Blackpool Council have confirmed that in the first two months of operation, the Blackpool North Railway Station extension of the tramway has seen over 80,000 journeys which have either started or ended at the newest terminus on the 139 year … Continue reading