Colne railway station
Colne Northern | |||||
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| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | CNE | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 2 October 1848 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  66,000 | ||||
| 2019/20 |  81,126 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 21,090 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 68,804 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 66,808 | ||||
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Colne railway station serves the town of
and Colne.Currently the station only has a single platform and a shelter. The old station was demolished in 1971, after the closure of the line from Colne to Skipton, which had occurred in the previous year.
History
The station opened on 2 October 1848, as the terminus of the
The station was rebuilt in 1883 with two engine sheds - one for the
The Beeching cuts of 1964/5 reduced the services along the Skipton–Colne line, and on 2 February 1970 this section closed to all traffic.[6] A year later the station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt following the dismantling of the route towards Earby, the singling of the surviving line from Nelson and the abandonment of the eastbound island platform - all trains henceforth used the former westbound platform, which had its buildings demolished & replaced by a simple waiting shelter.[3] The remainder of the branch from Gannow Junction (near Rose Grove) to Nelson was also reduced to single track in December 1986 and so the entire line from there is now operated as a 6+1⁄2 miles (10.5 km) "long siding" with no intermediate passing loops (this restricts the service frequency that can operate along the branch, as only one train can be on the branch at a time).
Colne is therefore in the unusual position of having been a western terminus (1848-1849), a through station (1849-1970) and an eastern terminus (1970 to present). The
Facilities
Though unstaffed, the station now has a ticket machine in place to allow travellers to buy or collect tickets prior to travelling.[7] Passenger information screens and a PA system have also been installed to provide train running information for users. A ramp provides step-free access from the station car park and main road to the platform.
Services
Northern Trains Route 9 |
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Calder Valley Line and
East Lancashire Line |
The station has an hourly service six days a week to Preston via Burnley Central serving all local stations en route.[8] On Sundays only, trains continue through to Blackpool South - these used to run hourly, but since the winter 2022 timetable change have reverted to every two hours.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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Nelson
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East Lancashire Line
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Terminus | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Bott Lane Halt Line open, station closed |
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway East Lancashire Railway |
Terminus | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Terminus | Midland Railway Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway |
Foulridge Line and station closed | ||
References
- ^ a b Binns, p.8
- ^ Suggitt, p.73
- ^ a b Suggitt, p.75
- ^ Frater, p.31
- ^ Skipton to Colne - Brief History Young, A; Disused Station site article; Retrieved 17 June 2021
- ^ "On Track for changes in Colne? Alam, N; Colne Talk news article 2 March 2019, Retrieved 17 June 2021
- ^ Colne station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016
- ^ Table 105 National Rail timetable, May 2023
Bibliography
- Binns, D. (1984), Steam in Airedale, Wyvern Publications, Skipton, ISBN 0-907941-11-7
- Frater, A. (1983) Stopping Train Britain - A Railway Odyssey, Hodder & Staughton Ltd, London. ISBN 0-340-32451-1
- Rush, R.W., (1983), The East Lancashire Railway, The Oakwood Press, ISBN 0-85361-295-1
- Suggitt, G. (2004 reprint), Lost Railways of Lancashire, Countryside Books, Newbury, ISBN 1-85306-801-2
- Taylor, S., (1994), The Railways of Colne, Lancashire, Scenes from the Past No. 23, Foxline Publishing, ISBN 1-870119-35-5
External links
- Train times and station information for Colne railway station from National Rail
