The Liverpool,Ormskirk and Preston Railway in north-west England was formed in 1846 by the Liverpool,Ormskirk,and Preston Railway Act 1846. It was purchased by the East Lancashire Railway the following year and opened to traffic on 2 April 1849.
Blackburn railway station serves the town of Blackburn,in Lancashire,England. It is 12 miles (19 km) east of Preston;it is managed and served by Northern Trains.
St Annes-on-the-Sea railway station serves the town of St Annes-on-the Sea,commonly known as St Annes,which is part of the conurbation of Lytham St Annes in Lancashire,England. It is located on the Blackpool South to Preston railway line 3+1⁄4 miles (5.2 km) south-southeast of Blackpool South.
Layton railway station is on the Blackpool North to Preston railway line,in Lancashire,England,serving the Blackpool suburbs of Layton and Bispham. It is managed by Northern and is unstaffed.
Leyland railway station serves the town of Leyland in Lancashire,England. It was formerly "Golden Hill",the name of the street and area in which the station is based,but was renamed Leyland soon after opening. The original station was built in 1838,with two platforms.
Lostock Hall railway station is a railway station serving the village of Lostock Hall in the South Ribble borough of Lancashire,England. It is on the East Lancashire Line and is managed by Northern Trains,who also provide all passenger trains serving it.
Cherry Tree railway station serves Cherry Tree in the Blackburn with Darwen borough of Lancashire,England. The station is 1.9 miles (3 km) southwest of Blackburn railway station. It is managed by Northern,who also provide all the passenger services calling there.
Rufford railway station,opened on 2 April 1849,serves the village of Rufford in Lancashire,England. The station is south west of Preston on the Preston-Ormskirk branch service. The line was formerly the Liverpool,Ormskirk and Preston Railway,which was quickly merged into the East Lancashire Railway on 3 August 1846;this in turn was merged into the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in May 1859.
Bescar Lane railway station is on the Manchester to Southport Line,4.5 miles (7.2 km) east of Southport in the village of Scarisbrick. Bescar Lane is an old cottage-style station,operated by Northern Trains. Its remote location,some distance from the centre of Scarisbrick Parish,is considered to be "problematic".
Colne railway station serves the town of Colne,in Lancashire,England,which is situated close to Pendle Hill. The station,which is managed by Northern Trains,is the eastern terminus of the East Lancashire Line. Trains from Blackpool South run through Preston and Blackburn to Burnley and Colne.
Rishton railway station is in the southern part of the town of Rishton,Lancashire,England. The station is on the East Lancashire Line,operated by Northern Trains.
Accrington railway station serves the town of Accrington in Lancashire,England. It is a station on the East Lancashire line 6+1⁄4 miles (10.1 km) east of Blackburn railway station operated by Northern Trains.
Bamber Bridge is a large village in Lancashire,England,3 miles (5 km) south-east of Preston,in the borough of South Ribble. The name derives from the Old English "bēam" and "brycg",which probably means "tree-trunk bridge". People who live in Bamber Bridge like to be known as Briggers.
Burscough Bridge railway station is one of two railway stations which serves the town of Burscough in Lancashire,England. It is on the Manchester-Southport Line. It is operated and managed by Northern Trains. A bus interchange has recently been constructed next to the station,including a shop and cafe. The station has been identified by Merseytravel as a possible interchange between the Liverpool to Ormskirk line and the Southport to Wigan line in its Liverpool City Region Long Term Rail Strategy.
Nelson railway station serves the town of Nelson in Lancashire,England;it is situated on the East Lancashire Line,2 miles (3 km) away from the terminus at Colne. The station is managed by Northern Trains,which also provides its passenger service.
Brierfield railway station serves the town of Brierfield,Lancashire,England and is on the East Lancashire Line 2+1⁄4 miles (3.6 km) east of Burnley Central railway station towards Colne. The station is managed by Northern Trains,who also provide all passenger trains serving it.
Burnley Central railway station is a stop on the East Lancashire Line,which serves the town of Burnley,in Lancashire,England. It is managed by Northern Trains,which also provides its passenger service.
The Ormskirk branch line is a railway line in Lancashire,England,running between Preston and Ormskirk. The train service is operated by Northern Trains,who usually operate class 150,156,and 158 units. The line is the northern section of the former Liverpool,Ormskirk and Preston Railway;the line from Ormskirk to Liverpool is now part of Merseyrail's Northern Line. Prior to the introduction of the 1970–71 London Midland Region timetable,it was a secondary main line from Liverpool to Scotland,Blackpool,and Yorkshire. From 4 May 1970,however,the line was severed at Ormskirk. With express trains eliminated,stopping services at the village stations en route were improved,and have retained a similar frequency to this day.
Huncoat railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Huncoat,between Accrington and Burnley in Lancashire,England. The station is 8 miles (13 km) east of Blackburn railway station on the East Lancashire Line operated by Northern Trains.
Westhoughton railway station is one of the two stations which serve the town of Westhoughton,in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton,Greater Manchester,north-western England. The station is 15+1⁄2 miles (24.9 km) north west of Manchester Piccadilly.
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