Hapton railway station
Appearance
Hapton East Lancashire Railway | |||||
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Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
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c. 1860 | Opened[1] | ||||
Passengers | |||||
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Hapton railway station serves the village of
Northern
. It is unmanned. Between 2004–5 and 2005–6, passenger usage fell by 21%, but in the years since, it has risen again by more than 60%.
The station has only basic facilities available, the standard plexiglass shelters, passenger information screens and PA system, with no permanent buildings. It is fully accessible for disabled travellers, via ramps from the nearby main road to each platform.[2]
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Services
Monday to Saturday, there is an hourly service from Hapton to Burnley and Colne (eastbound) and Preston via Accrington and Blackburn (westbound). On Sundays, there is a two-hourly service in each direction, with through running to and from Blackpool South.[3]
On 14 May 2012, Hapton became a request only stop, along with Huncoat, Burnley Barracks and Pleasington.[4]
References
- OL 11956311M.
- ^ Hapton station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016
- ^ Table 105 National Rail timetable, December 2022
- ^ East Lancs stations to become 'request only' from today Lancashire Evening Telegraph
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hapton railway station.
- Train times and station information for Hapton railway station from National Rail
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Huncoat | East Lancashire Line
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Rose Grove | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Huncoat Line and station open |
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway East Lancashire Railway |
Rose Grove Line and station open |