Whalley railway station
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Location | Whalley, Ribble Valley England | ||||
Grid reference | SD729365 | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
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Station code | WHE | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
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Opened | Original: June 22, 1850 Reopened: May 1994 | ||||
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Whalley railway station serves the village of
History
The station was opened on 22 June 1850 by the Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway when it opened the line from Daisyfield, near Blackburn to Hellifield Junction, just south of Hellifield.[3][4] The station was host to a LMS caravan from 1934 to 1936.[5]
It was closed on 10 September 1962 by the British Transport Commission and reopened with the rest of the line on 29 May 1994.[3]
Facilities
There is a Ticket Vending Machine on the Manchester platform. However, there are customer help points on both platforms, automated train running announcements and timetable information posters are provided. Step free access is only available on the Manchester bound platform.[6]
Services
There is generally an hourly service daily (including Sundays) northbound to
References
- ^ Whalley Station (looking east) Heaton, Chris Geograph.org; Retrieved 25 November 2016
- ^ "Whalley Viaduct" Engineering Timelines; Retrieved 25 November 2016
- ^ Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 478. Archived from the original(PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
- ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- ^ Whalley (Lancs) station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016
- ^ Table 103 National Rail timetable, May 2023
External links
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- Train times and station information for Whalley railway station from National Rail
- The history of Whalley Railway Station - Ribble Valley Railway
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