Burnley Central railway station
Burnley Central Northern | |
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Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Station code | BNC |
Classification | DfT category E |
Key dates | |
1 December 1848 | Station opened |
November 1871 | renamed Burnley Bank Top |
2 October 1944 | renamed Burnley Central [1] |
1964 | Station rebuilt |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 91,204 |
2019/20 | 0.102 million |
2020/21 | 28,804 |
2021/22 | 99,658 |
2022/23 | 0.100 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Burnley Central railway station is a station in the town of
Following the singling of the track in December 1986, Burnley Central has one platform in use, together with a small ticket office, waiting area and public address facility. There are information boards at the entrance of the station and in the booking hall, along with passenger information screens on the platform. The booking office is staffed on weekday mornings and early afternoons only - at other times, tickets can be purchased from a ticket vending machine on the concourse. It is fully accessible to disabled travellers, with a ramp from the entrance to the waiting room/ticket office & platform.[2]
History
It was opened by the
However the cutbacks of the 1960s affected the station badly, with through trains to Manchester via Bury ending in 1964 (two years before the withdrawal of the Accrington to Bury service) and those to Liverpool in 1969 whilst the line to Skipton was closed to all traffic in 1970.
Despite the cutbacks, the station was rebuilt in 1965, with the ground floor at street level and the first floor at platform level, providing a booking hall, toilets, waiting rooms, stationmaster's office, parcels office and left luggage office.[6]
Services
On weekdays, there is an hourly service from Burnley Central to Colne (eastbound) and Preston (westbound).[7]
References
- ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
- ^ Burnley Central station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016
- ^ Marshall; p.40
- ^ Frater, p.31
- ^ Suggitt, p.75
- ^ "New station for Burnley". Modern Railways: 347. June 1965.
- ^ GB eNRT May 2023 Edition, Table 105
- ^ Northern Franchise Improvements - DfT Archived 5 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 27 January 2016
Sources
- Frater, A. (1983) Stopping Train Britain - A Railway Odyssey, Hodder & Staughton Ltd, London. ISBN 0-340-32451-1
- Marshall, J. (1981) Forgotten Railways North-West England, David & Charles (Publishers) Ltd, Newton Abbott. ISBN 0-7153-8003-6
- Suggitt, G. (2004 reprint), Lost Railways of Lancashire, Countryside Books, Newbury, ISBN 1-85306-801-2
External links
- Train times and station information for Burnley Central railway station from National Rail
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Burnley Barracks | Northern
East Lancashire line |
Brierfield | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Burnley Barracks Line and station open |
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway East Lancashire Railway |
New Hall Bridge Halt Line open, station closed |