Mill Hill (Lancashire) railway station

Mill Hill (Lancashire) National Rail
Location
Place Mill Hill
Local authority Blackburn with Darwen
Coordinates 53°44′06″N 2°30′07″W / 53.735°N 2.502°WCoordinates: 53°44′06″N 2°30′07″W / 53.735°N 2.502°W
Grid reference SD670266
Operations
Station code MLH
Managed by Northern Rail
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  36,838
2005/06 Increase 39,895
2006/07 Increase 45,447
2007/08 Decrease 42,619
2008/09 Increase 45,012
2009/10 Increase 54,230
2010/11 Increase 62,148
2011/12 Increase 70,338
2012/13 Decrease 68,922
History
Original company East Lancashire Railway
Pre-grouping Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
1 December 1884 Opened[1]
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Mill Hill (Lancashire) from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Mill Hill railway station serves the Blackburn suburb of Mill Hill, England, 1 14 miles (2.0 km) west of Blackburn railway station. It is an island platformed suburban station managed by Northern Rail.

It has poor disabled access with an entrance down a single flight of stairs from street level. From the street level above there are also direct bus services to Blackburn town centre.

Services

Monday to Saturdays, there is an hourly service from Mill Hill towards Preston and Blackpool South westbound and an hourly service to Blackburn, Burnley Central and Colne eastbound. A single morning peak service from York to Blackpool North also calls, along with a corresponding evening peak train to Leeds & York.

There is a two-hourly service in each direction on Sundays.

References

  1. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 160. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.

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(East Lancashire Line)
  Blackburn
Historical railways
Cherry Tree   L&YR / LNWR joint
Lancashire Union Railway
  Blackburn