Mill Hill railway station (Lancashire)

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1+14 miles (2.0 km) west of Blackburn railway station. It is an island platformed station managed by Northern. It was opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1884, almost forty years after the line itself.

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It is unstaffed, with no permanent buildings other than basic shelters on the platform. Digital information screens and a P.A system are installed to give intending passengers train running information.

As of January 2018, along with other stations on this line, a new touch screen ticket machine was added to the Station.

It has no step-free disabled access, with an entrance down a single flight of stairs from street level. [2] From the street level above there are also direct bus services to Blackburn town centre.

Services

Monday to Saturdays, there is an hourly service from Mill Hill towards Preston westbound and an hourly service to Blackburn, Burnley Central and Colne eastbound. A single morning peak service from York to Preston also calls, along with a corresponding evening peak train to Leeds.

There is a two-hourly service in each direction on Sundays. [3]

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References

  1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 160. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
  2. Mill Hill (Lancs) station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016
  3. Table 105 National Rail timetable, May2023
Mill Hill (Lancashire)
National Rail logo.svg
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General information
Location Mill Hill, Blackburn with Darwen
England
Coordinates 53°44′06″N2°30′07″W / 53.735°N 2.502°W / 53.735; -2.502
Grid reference SD670266
Managed by Northern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeMLH
Classification DfT category F2
History
Original company East Lancashire Railway
Pre-grouping Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 December 1884Opened [1]
Passengers
2019/20Increase2.svg 72,962
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Cherry Tree   Northern
(East Lancashire Line)
  Blackburn
  Historical railways  
Cherry Tree   L&YR / LNWR joint
Lancashire Union Railway
  Blackburn