Burscough Bridge railway station
Burscough Bridge  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Burscough |
| Local authority | West Lancashire |
| Grid reference | SD444124 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BCB |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 136,966 |
| 2005/06 |
 155,437 |
| 2006/07 |
178,147 |
| 2007/08 |
194,615 |
| 2008/09 |
211,512 |
| 2009/10 |
215,558 |
| 2010/11 |
222,382 |
| 2011/12 |
 219,080 |
| 2012/13 |
210,842 |
| 2013/14 |
219,590 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Burscough Bridge from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Burscough Bridge railway station (pronounced Burs/co Bridge) serves the town of Burscough in Lancashire, England. It is a main stop on the Manchester-Southport Line. A bus interchange has recently been constructed next to the station, including a shop and cafe. The station has been identified as a possible interchange between, the Liverpool to Ormskirk line and the Southport to Wigan line, by Merseytravel in it Liverpool City Region Long Term Rail Strategy.[1]
History
The station was built by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and opened on 9 April 1855. Until 1962, when this passenger service was withdrawn, trains from Southport to Burscough Bridge could continue to Burscough Junction and onto Ormskirk by means of one of the two curves that linked Wigan to Southport route with the ex-East Lancashire Railway main line between Preston and Liverpool Exchange. Both connections have since been lifted, but the formations remain and there have been calls from various parties to reopen them to allow through running from Southport to both Ormskirk and Preston (see the Burscough Curves page for more information).
Interchange
This station is not to be confused with Burscough Junction, which is also in Burscough, but on the Ormskirk - Preston line.
Pedestrians are advised to leave twenty minutes to change between these stations
Services
Trains at the following times:
- Towards Manchester
- Monday—Saturday: every 30 mins (hourly after 19.30)
- Sunday: every hour (26 mins past each hour)
- Towards Southport
- Monday—Saturday: every 30 mins (hourly after 19.30)
- Sunday: every hour (39 mins past each hour)
Currently, trains run alternately to Manchester Airport via Bolton & Manchester Piccadilly and to Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge via Atherton. On Sundays the service operates via Bolton to Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport, with two-hourly extensions to Chester via Altrincham.
Gallery
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The old station building on the Wigan platform.
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The new station building on the Southport platform.
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Burscough Bridge signal box.
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The station in 1964, looking towards Wigan
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View towards Southport in 1964
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Express train at Burscough Bridge Junction Box
References
- ↑ "Liverpool City Region Long Term Rail Strategy" (PDF). Merseytravel. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Burscough Bridge railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Burscough Bridge railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Lane or Meols Cop or Southport |
Northern Rail Manchester-Southport Line or Manchester Airport-Southport |
Hoscar or Parbold | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Rufford | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Burscough Curves North |
Terminus | ||
| Terminus | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Burscough Curves South |
Burscough Junction | ||