Burnley Barracks railway station

Burnley Barracks National Rail
Location
Place Burnley
Local authority Burnley
Coordinates 53°47′28″N 2°15′29″W / 53.791°N 2.258°WCoordinates: 53°47′28″N 2°15′29″W / 53.791°N 2.258°W
Grid reference SD831327
Operations
Station code BUB
Managed by Northern Rail
Number of platforms 1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  1,103
2005/06 Decrease 964
2006/07 Increase 1,776
2007/08 Increase 2,110
2008/09 Increase 3,854
2009/10 Increase 9,986
2010/11 Increase 13,980
2011/12 Increase 17,186
2012/13 Increase 18,580
History
18 September 1848 Opened as Burnley Westgate, a temporary terminus for line from Accrington
1 February 1849 Closed following opening of extension to Colne
1851 Reopened as Burnley Barracks[1]
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Burnley Barracks from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Burnley Barracks railway station is in Burnley, England, on the East Lancashire Line 1⁄2-mile (800 m) west of Burnley Central railway station. Following the singling of the track in 1986, Burnley Barracks has one platform in use. There is an information board at the entrance but the station is unmanned.

Services

On weekdays, there is an hourly service from Burnley Barracks to Colne (eastbound) and Blackpool South via Preston (westbound). On Sundays, there is a two-hourly service in each direction.

From 14 May 2012 Barracks became a request only stop, in addition to Hapton, Huncoat and Pleasington.[2]

History

The station in 1962

The station opened on 18 September 1848 as the terminus of the East Lancashire Railway, closing a year later when the Colne extension opened. However, the surrounding area developed quickly with industry, housing and the cavalry barracks, which led to the station being reopened in 1851.

Extensive demolition of the nearby high density Victorian terraced residential areas of Trinity, Westgate and Whittlefield and what became the Infantry Barracks, during the 1960s and 70s, together with and the construction of the M65 motorway and feeder roads during the early 1980s led to a significant decline in population in the area and thus the station's prominence waned. That said, new housing development, north of the M65 (and linked to the station by a footbridge) has recently seen significantly higher usage. Previous fluctuations in usage figures are due to the re-allocation of ticket sales to the various "Burnley Stations Group." (see right)

References

  1. ↑ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. ↑ East Lancs stations to become 'request only' from today Lancashire Evening Telegraph

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Preceding station National Rail Following station
Rose Grove   Northern Rail
East Lancashire Line		   Burnley Central