Huncoat railway station

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Huncoat
National Rail
Huncoat Railway Station.jpg
LocationHuncoat, Hyndburn
England
Coordinates53°46′19″N 2°20′46″W / 53.772°N 2.346°W / 53.772; -2.346Coordinates: 53°46′19″N 2°20′46″W / 53.772°N 2.346°W / 53.772; -2.346
Grid referenceSD772307
Managed byNorthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHCT
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyEast Lancashire Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
18 September 1848Opened [1]
1902Relocated 745 m south[1]
Passengers
2016/17Increase 25,008
2017/18Decrease 22,380
2018/19Decrease 18,878
2019/20Increase 24,918
2020/21Decrease 7,986
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

The village's first station was opened in September 1848 by the East Lancashire Railway slightly to the east, but it was relocated to its present site by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1902.[2] A nearby colliery and power station were both served by the station and railway for many years, but the pit closed in 1968 and the power plant in 1984. The site is now a nature trail.

The distinctive tall signal box, that once supervised the colliery sidings, avoided closure when the line was re-signalled in 1973, being retained to supervised the level crossing at the west end of the station. It was finally closed in November 2014, and subsequently demolished when the crossing was automated.[3]

The station is unstaffed, with ticket vending facilities, There are shelters on each platform and step-free access to each one;[4] along with passenger information screens and a long line PA system to provide running details to passengers.

Services[]

Monday to Saturday, there is an hourly service from Huncoat to Burnley and Colne (eastbound) and Preston via Accrington and Blackburn (westbound). On Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction, with through running to and from Preston.[5]

Between 14 May 2012 and 10 July 2013, Huncoat was a request stop.[6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Butt, R. V. J. (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. 125. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  2. ^ Huncoat StationCommunity Rail Lancashire; Retrieved 20 November 2016
  3. ^ "Huncoat Signal Box - A photo survey 23 March 2014" Hall Royd Junction website; Retrieved 20 November 2016
  4. ^ Huncoat station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016
  5. ^ Table 97 National Rail timetable, May 2018
  6. ^ East Lancs stations to become 'request only' from today Lancashire Evening Telegraph
  7. ^ "All trains to stop at Huncoat again" Morrison, Michael; Lancashire Evening Telegraph article 10 July 2013; Retrieved 20 November 2016

External links[]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Accrington   Northern
East Lancashire Line 		  Hapton
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