Chorley Interchange | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Clifford Street, Chorley Chorley | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°39′10″N2°37′42″W / 53.6528°N 2.6282°W | ||||
| Owned by | Lancashire County Council | ||||
| Operated by | Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire | ||||
| Bus stands | 15 | ||||
| Bus operators | Go North West Blackburn Bus Company Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire Tyrers Coaches and Preston Bus | ||||
| Connections | Chorley railway station | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | February 2003 | ||||
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Chorley Interchange is a bus station in Chorley, England.
Chorley Interchange opened in February 2003 replacing the previous structure. It is owned by Lancashire County Council and operated by Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire. [1] [2] [3] This facility features an enclosed passenger waiting area, travel and tourist information, a coffee shop, and a taxi rank. [4]
The majority of services that serve Chorley Interchange are run by Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire. The remainder of the services are operated by Go North West, Blackburn Bus Company, and, to a lesser extent Tyrers of Adlington.
Buses go from Chorley to Blackburn, Bolton, Leyland, Manchester, Ormskirk, Preston, and Southport, along with several local services previously branded as Network Chorley.
The bus services are as follows:
Chorley railway station is served by trains operated by Northern Trains to Blackpool North, Preston, Bolton, Manchester (Piccadilly and Manchester Airport). [5]
Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, 8 miles (13 km) north of Wigan, 11 miles (18 km) south west of Blackburn, 11 miles (18 km) north west of Bolton, 12 miles (19 km) south of Preston and 20 miles (32 km) north west of Manchester. The town's wealth came principally from the cotton industry.
The Borough of Chorley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. It is named after the town of Chorley, which is an unparished area. The borough extends to several villages and hamlets including Adlington, Buckshaw Village, Croston, Eccleston, Euxton and Whittle-le-Woods.
Euxton is a village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 9,993, however, the population is now estimated to be around 14,000 due to the increase in housing developments in the village, including the Buckshaw development. The village is situated just to the west of Chorley, and to the south of Clayton-le-Woods.
Chorley is a constituency in Lancashire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Lindsay Hoyle. Hoyle was originally elected for the Labour Party, but in 2019 became the Speaker, making him unaffiliated.
Chorley railway station serves the town of Chorley in Lancashire, England. Since 2004 it has been linked with Chorley Interchange bus and coach station. It is on the Manchester–Preston line.
The Manchester–Preston line runs from the city of Manchester to Preston, Lancashire, England. It is largely used by commuters entering Manchester from surrounding suburbs and cities, but is also one of the main railway lines in the North West and is utilised by TransPennine Express regional services and to Scotland. It was announced in December 2009 that the line would be electrified, following an announcement in July 2009 that the Chat Moss line between Manchester and Liverpool was to be electrified first. The electrification work for this line commenced in May 2015 and was due for completion in May 2018, but was delayed until December 2018.
Clayton-le-Woods is a large village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England. According to the census of 2001, it has a population of 14,528. At the 2011 census the population of Cuerden civil parish was included within Clayton-le-Woods, giving a total of 14,532.
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.
Clayton Brook is a large residential estate in Lancashire, between the city of Preston and the town of Chorley. It forms part of the Clayton-le-Woods civil parish, and is in the Clayton-le-Woods North ward of the borough of Chorley.
The diocese of Blackburn is diocese of the Church of England in North West England. Its boundaries correspond to northern Lancashire with the exception of the eastern part of the Forest of Bowland, which is part of the diocese of Leeds. The diocese contains 211 parishes and 280 churches. Blackburn Cathedral is the seat of the bishop of Blackburn, currently Philip North, and the diocesan offices are also located in Blackburn.
Blue Bus was a bus operator based in Penwortham, Lancashire. It operated many routes, including services to Preston City Centre.
Blue Bus was a large independent bus company serving Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside.
Buckshaw Parkway is a British railway station which opened on 3 October 2011 on the Manchester to Preston Line, near Euxton Junction with the West Coast Main Line. It is one of Euxton's two railway stations being in Buckshaw Village, formerly the Royal Ordnance Factory between Chorley and Leyland. It is close to the site of the four-platform Chorley ROF Halt, which was closed in 1964, remained virtually intact until the 1970s, but was finally cleared in the early 2000s.
Preston is a city in Lancashire, around 50 kilometres (31 mi) north-west of Manchester.
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