Darwen railway station

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Darwen

Location

Place

Darwen

Local authority

Blackburn with Darwen

Operations

Station code

DWN

Managed by

Northern Rail

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

0.176 million

2005/06 *

0.206 million

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Darwen from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Darwen railway station serves Darwen, a medium sized Lancashire town. It is served by Northern Rail services on the Ribble Valley Line from Manchester Victoria/Bolton to Blackburn and into Clitheroe. The station is 7 km (4¼ miles) south of Blackburn.

Darwen is set amongst the remarkable countryside and rugged hills of East Lancashire. It has a regular service from Blackburn. Arriving from/Departing towards Bolton involves journeying through the long Sough tunnel, some 2015 yards (1,833 metres) in length.

[edit] Facilities

The station is unstaffed, despite the size of the town it serves.

[edit] Services

There is generally an hourly service daily to Clitheroe and Blackburn northbound and Manchester Victoria southbound with extra trains during peak hours.