Burnley Central railway station

6+1⁄2 miles (10.5 km)-long dead-end branch line from Rose Grove to Colne, although the line remained double as far as Nelson until December 1986. The eastbound line and platform, used by trains towards Colne, was taken out of use thereafter and the station signal box closed; the track was subsequently lifted and the box and platform demolished a few years later. Only part of the remaining (former westbound) platform is now used by passenger trains; the rest is fenced off and overgrown. Immediately to the west, the line passes above the centre of the town on Bank Top viaduct as it heads towards Gannow Junction.

Despite the cutbacks, the station was rebuilt in 1965. Its ground floor is at street level and the first floor at platform level. It provides a booking hall, toilets, waiting rooms, stationmaster's office, parcels office and left luggage office. ^[5]

Facilities

Following the singling of the track in December 1986, Burnley Central has only one platform in use. There is 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 and platform. ^[6]

Services

On weekdays and Saturdays, Northern Trains operates an hourly service in each direction between Colne (eastbound) and Preston (westbound). On Sundays, there is a two-hourly service in each direction, with most westbound services continuing on to Blackpool South. ^[7]

Burnley Central
General information
Location	Burnley, Burnley England
Grid reference	SD839330
Managed by	Northern Trains
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
2019/20	0.102 million

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Burnley Barracks		Northern Trains 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

References

Citations

1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
2. Marshall; p.40
3. Frater, p.31
4. Suggitt, p.75
5. "New station for Burnley". Modern Railways: 347. June 1965.
6. Burnley Central station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016
7. "Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern". Northern Railway. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

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

53°47′38″N2°14′42″W / 53.794°N 2.245°W / 53.794; -2.245