Clitheroe railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Clitheroe | ||
| Local authority | Ribble Valley | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | CLH | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.202 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.218 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened May 1994 | ||
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Clitheroe from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Clitheroe railway station serves the town of Clitheroe in Lancashire, England. The station is the northern terminus of the Ribble Valley Line operated by Northern Rail and is 16 km (10 miles) north of Blackburn. The station forms part of the multi-award winning Clitheroe Interchange.
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[edit] History
The current station opened originally in 1872 but was closed just before the Beeching Cuts in 1962. The station re-opened in 1994 when passenger services began again from Blackburn.
The station has since become an award-winning bus and train transport interchange. The bus station, known as the Clitheroe Interchange, is the terminus for bus connections bringing passengers from towns and villages in the Ribble Valley area to the train service to Blackburn and Manchester.
The Ribble Valley Line is a community railway line and is operated by the Ribble Valley Rail group.
[edit] Services
There is generally an hourly service daily from Clitheroe to Blackburn and Manchester Victoria with extra trains during peak hours.
On Sundays in the summer, one or two trains operate from Preston along to the Ribble Valley Line via Clitheroe to Hellifield railway station and onwards towards Carlisle.
 The old station building, now converted into the Platform Gallery. |
 A view of platform 2 from the Platform Gallery. |
 A view of the old goods depot, now Booths supermarket. |
 The welcome to Clitheroe signpost, designed by local children. |
[edit] References
- Welch, M.S. (2004) Lancashire Steam Finale, Runpast Publishing, Cheltenham, ISBN 1 870754 61 1
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Clitheroe railway station from National Rail
- Clitheroe Interchange - Lancashire County Council Environmental Directorate
- Ribble Valley Rail official website
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Whalley | Northern Rail Ribble Valley Line |
Terminus | ||
| Whalley | Northern Rail Ribble Valley Line |
Hellifield (Sunday service only) |
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| Disused Railways | ||||
| Whalley | L&YR Ribble Valley Line |
Chatburn | ||
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