Blackpool Central Station (Blackpool, England)

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Name (Latin)
Blackpool Central Station (Blackpool, England)
Other forms of name
Central Station (Blackpool, England)
Hounds Hill Station (Blackpool, England)
See Also From tracing topical name
Railroad stations England
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q4923239
Library of congress: sh2018000163
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: McLoughlin, B. The Central question : Blackpool's station closure sensation - 50 years on, 2014(Central Station; Blackpool Central) foreword (Blackpool Central station closed in November 1964)
  • Wikipedia, viewed Jan. 24, 2018:under Blackpool Central railway station (Blackpool Central was the largest railway station in the town of Blackpool in the county of Lancashire, England; it opened on 6 April 1863 as "Hounds Hill" and was renamed "Blackpool Central" in 1878; it was the world's busiest railway station in 1911; it remained in service just long enough to see its centenary before its closure on 2 November 1964)
  • Disused Stations website, viewed 24 Jan. 2018(station name: Blackpool Central)