Burscough Junction railway station
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Burscough Junction is one of two railway stations serving the small West Lancashire town of Burscough in the north-west of England.
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[edit] Service
The line sees an Monday-Saturday service of approximately every 90 minutes and has no Sunday service.
[edit] Interchange
The other station in Burscough is Burscough Bridge, and is only ten minutes away by foot. The name "Junction" is an anachronism: the station no longer serves such a purpose.
[edit] Burscough Curves
During the rail restructuring of the 1960s and 1970s, the "Burscough Curves", which formed a link between the Ormskirk-Preston and Southport-Wigan lines were removed although the formation survives..
The passenger service from Ormskirk to Burscough Junction and on to Southport, which used the southern curve, was withdrawn in 1962 as can be seen from the British Rail London Midland Region Timetable of that year.
Pressure from local transport groups, West Lancashire District Council and Southport MP John Pugh has not so far persuaded Network Rail to reinstate the curves. Various schemes have been proposed, including the full electrification of the line from Southport via Burscough to Ormskirk using the same third rail system as Merseyrail. This proposal would allow users of the Ormskirk branch of Merseyrail's Northern Line to reach Southport without having to travel via Sandhills.
[edit] Through-trains
There is now no physical connection between the electric Merseyrail line at Ormskirk, and the Ormskirk-Preston line; passengers travelling from Liverpool must change to a diesel train at Ormskirk to continue to Burscough Junction and beyond.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Rufford | Northern Rail (Ormskirk Branch) |
Ormskirk | ||
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| Burscough Bridge | Burscough Curves | terminus | ||
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Burscough Junction railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Burscough Junction railway station from Multimap.com
- Potential Rail Improvements in North Western England - Evidence presented to the Transport Select Committee, 2002-03
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