Burnley Manchester Road railway station
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| Burnley Manchester Road | |||
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Burnley | ||
| Local authority | Burnley | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 143,181 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 151,216 | ||
| History | |||
| 1866 1961 September 1986 |
Opened Closed Reopened |
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| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Burnley Manchester Road from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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The town of Burnley has three railway stations. (A fourth, Rose Grove, serves the Rose Grove district west of Burnley.) Burnley Manchester Road is served by Northern Rail semi-fast services from Blackpool North to Leeds and York via the Caldervale Line. It is unmanned.
Burnley's other stations, Burnley Barracks and Burnley Central, are not directly reachable from Burnley Manchester Road because they are on the East Lancashire Line. The two lines diverge at Gannow Junction west of the town.
[edit] History
On 12 November 1849, the Manchester and Leeds Railway opened a single line branch - doubled in 1860 - from Todmorden to Burnley. The first station in the town, which was at Thorney-bank, was replaced by Burnley Manchester Road in 1866.
[edit] Services
On weekdays, there is an hourly service from Burnley Manchester Road to Blackpool North (westbound) and to Leeds and York (eastbound). On Sundays, there is a two-hourly service in each direction.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Burnley Manchester Road railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington | Northern Rail Caldervale Line |
Hebden Bridge | ||
| Disused Railways | ||||
| Towneley | L&YR Copy Pit Line |
Rose Grove | ||
