Bamber Bridge railway station

Coordinates: 53°43′37″N 2°39′40″W / 53.727°N 2.661°W / 53.727; -2.661
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Bamber Bridge
Northern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBMB
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1846
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 68,764
2019/20Increase 87,266
2020/21Decrease 20,844
2021/22Increase 67,978
2022/23Increase 69,168
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Bamber Bridge railway station serves the village of

Northern
.

Description

Its railway station, in common with

East Lancashire Railway opened a direct route to Preston that avoided the need to use the North Union Railway between Farington and Preston (and thus pay hefty tolls to the NUR company).[1] The Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway
had in the meantime arrived at Lostock Hall in 1849, putting the village on the main line from Blackburn to Liverpool.

The station in 1963

These newer lines all fell victim to BR economies in the aftermath of the

signal box still remains to supervise three level crossings (one here locally and two further east by CCTV).[3]

On the westbound platform, the station building built in 1846 survives but is no longer used as part of the station. The building has been disused recently but is now being converted into a drop-in centre for pensioners.[4] The waiting room on the eastbound platform and the old pedestrian subway linking the two platforms have both been removed.

Northern trains en route to and from Preston use Bamber Bridge. It has two platforms, but is unstaffed (so tickets must be purchased from the ticket machine or on the train when travelling from here). Passenger information screens are in operation at the station, along with a long-line P.A system to provide train running information.[5]

As of January 2018, along with other Stations on this line, a new touch screen Ticket Machine was added to the Station.

Services

Monday to Saturdays, there is an hourly service from Bamber Bridge towards Preston westbound and Blackburn, Burnley and Colne, eastbound. This drops to two-hourly in each direction on Sundays, with westbound trains running to Blackpool South.

In addition to the basic service, two additional calls are provided by services on the York & Leeds to Blackpool North line during the morning peak period to give additional journey opportunities to Preston for commuters & shoppers. There is also one evening peak additional train from Preston to Blackburn and Leeds/York that stops here.[6]

References

  1. ^ Marshall 1981, p. 39.
  2. ^ Marshall 1981, p. 143.
  3. ^ Tilly, John. "Bamber Bridge Station Crossing Control Panel". tillyweb.biz. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Bamber Bridge railway gets a £305,000 facelift". 26 March 2008. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
  5. ^ "Bamber Bridge Station Information". Community Rail Lancashire. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  6. ^ Table 105 National Rail timetable, May 2023
  • Marshall, J. (1981). Forgotten Railways North-West England. Newton Abbott: David & Charles (Publishers) Ltd.
    ISBN 0-7153-8003-6
    .

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