| Burnley Central | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Burnley |
| Local authority | Burnley |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BNC |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 108,231 |
| 2005/06 * | 107,770 |
| 2006/07 * | 110,993 |
| 2007/08 * | 116,269 |
| 2008/09 * | 0.118 million |
| History | |
| 1 December 1848 | Station opened |
| November 1871 | renamed Burnley Bank Top |
| 2 october 1944 | renamed Burnley Central [1] |
| 1964 | Station rebuilt |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Burnley Central from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Burnley Central railway station is a station in the town of Burnley, Lancashire and is on the East Lancashire Line. It is managed by Northern Rail, which also provides its passenger service.
Following the singling of the track in 1986, Burnley Central has one platform in use, together with a small booking hall, waiting area and public address facility. There are information boards at the entrance of the station and in the booking hall.
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It was opened by the East Lancashire Railway in 1849 as part of its route from Bury and Blackburn to Colne, where an end-on junction was made with the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway line from Skipton that had been completed several months earlier. The service from Colne through the station to Manchester Victoria via Bury was well used from the outset by the owners of the local cotton mills, who travelled from their homes in the area to make their purchases of raw cotton at the Royal Exchange several times each week.[2] It was also possible to travel from the station by direct train to Blackpool, Liverpool and Skipton and even through to London Euston via Blackburn, Manchester Victoria and Stockport.[3]
However the cutbacks of the sixties affected the station badly, with through trains to Manchester via Bury ending in 1964 (two years before the withdrawal of the Accrington to Bury service) and those to Liverpool in 1969 whilst the line to Skipton was closed to all traffic in 1970.[4] This left the station on a dead-end branch line from Rose Grove to Colne, although the line remained double as far as Nelson until December 1986.
On weekdays, there is an hourly service from Burnley Central to Colne (eastbound) and Blackpool South via Preston (westbound).
On Sundays, there is a two-hourly service in each direction.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Burnley Barracks | Northern Rail (East Lancashire Line) |
Brierfield | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Burnley Barracks Line and station open |
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | New Hall Bridge Halt Line open, station closed |
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