| Rufford | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Rufford |
| Local authority | West Lancashire |
| Operations | |
| Station code | RUF |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 16,644 |
| 2005/06 * | 16,485 |
| 2006/07 * | 18,949 |
| 2007/08 * | 18,527 |
| History | |
| Opened 1849 | |
| 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 Rufford from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Rufford railway station, opened on 2 April 1849, serves the village of Rufford in Lancashire, England. The station is (9½ miles) south west of Preston on the Preston-Ormskirk branch service. The line was formerly the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway, which was quickly merged into the East Lancashire Railway on 3 August 1846 into the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
The level crossing brings Rufford to a halt as the line runs across the B5246, the aptly named "Station Road". This is supervised from the nearby signal box, which also controls the only passing loop on the otherwise single track branch line.
On Mondays to Saturdays there is a service westbound to Ormskirk to connect with the Merseyrail service to Liverpool Central and eastbound to Preston roughly every ninety minutes (twelve trains each way in total).
There is no Sunday service.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croston | Northern Rail Ormskirk Branch Line Mondays-Saturdays only |
Burscough Junction | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Terminus | Burscough Curves North |
Burscough Bridge | ||