Rishton railway station

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Rishton

Location

Place

Rishton

Local authority

Hyndburn

Operations

Station code

RIS

Managed by

Northern Rail

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

36,876

2005/06 *

38,335

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

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Rishton railway station is in the southern part of the village of Rishton, Lancashire, England. The station is 6 km (3¾ miles) north east of Blackburn railway station. This two-platform station is on the East Lancashire Line operated by Northern Rail.

[edit] Services

Monday to Saturdays, there is an hourly service from Rishton towards Blackburn, Preston and Blackpool South, westbound and Burnley Central and Colne, eastbound. There is a two-hourly service in each direction on Sundays.