List of railway stations in Lancashire
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This is a list of railway stations within the county of Lancashire, a ceremonial county in North West England. It includes all Lancashire railway stations that currently have regular timetabled train services.
The West Coast Main Line provides direct rail links with London and other major cities, with stations at Preston and Lancaster. East-west connections are carried via the East Lancashire Line between Blackpool and Colne via Lytham, Preston, Blackburn, Accrington and Burnley. The Ribble Valley Line runs from Bolton to Clitheroe via Darwen and Blackburn. There are also connecting lines from Preston to Ormskirk and Bolton, and from Lancaster to Morecambe, Heysham and Skipton.
National Rail stations[]
All Lancashire stations are managed by Northern except for the following:
- By Merseyrail:
Current information | History | ||||||
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Name[1] | Code[1] | Local government district | Lines served | Platforms | DfT category | Year opened[2] |
Previous names[2] |
Accrington | ACR | Hyndburn | Caldervale Line • East Lancashire Line | 2 | E | 1848 | — |
Adlington (Lancs) | ADL | Chorley | Manchester-Preston Line | 2 | F2 | 1841 | Adlington |
Ansdell and Fairhaven | AFV | Fylde | Blackpool Branch Line (S) | 1 | F2 | 1872 | Ansdell |
Appley Bridge | APB | West Lancashire | Manchester to Southport Line | 2 | F1 | 1855 | — |
Aughton Park | AUG | West Lancashire | Northern Line (Merseyrail) | 2 | E | 1907 | Aughton Park Halt |
Bamber Bridge | BMB | South Ribble | East Lancashire Line | 2 | F2 | 1846 | — |
Bare Lane | BAR | Lancaster | Leeds to Morecambe Line • Morecambe Branch Line • TransPennine North West | 2 | F1 | 1864 | Poulton-le-Sands |
Bescar Lane | BES | West Lancashire | Manchester to Southport Line | 2 | F2 | 1855 | — |
Blackburn | BBN | Blackburn with Darwen | Buxton Line • Caldervale Line • East Lancashire Line • Ribble Valley Line | 4 | C1 | 1846 | — |
Blackpool North | BPN | Blackpool | Blackpool Branch Line (N) • Blackpool-Liverpool Line • Caldervale Line • TransPennine North West • West Coast Main Line | 8 | C1 | 1846 | Blackpool Talbot Road • Blackpool |
Blackpool Pleasure Beach | BPB | Blackpool | Blackpool Branch Line (S) | 1 | F1 | 1987 | — |
Blackpool South | BPS | Blackpool | Blackpool Branch Line (S) | 1 | F1 | 1903 | Waterloo Road |
Brierfield | BRF | Pendle | East Lancashire Line | 1 | F2 | 1849 | Marsden |
Buckshaw Parkway | BSV | Chorley | Manchester-Preston Line • TransPennine North West | 2 | 2011[3] | — | |
Burnley Barracks | BUB | Burnley | East Lancashire Line | 1 | F2 | 1848 | Burnley Westgate |
Burnley Central | BNC | Burnley | East Lancashire Line | 1 | E | 1848 | Burnley Bank Top • Burnley |
Burnley Manchester Road | BYM | Burnley | Caldervale Line | 2 | F1 | 1866 | — |
Burscough Bridge | BCB | West Lancashire | Manchester to Southport Line | 2 | F1 | 1855 | — |
Burscough Junction | BCJ | West Lancashire | Ormskirk Branch Line | 1 | F2 | 1849 | — |
Carnforth | CNF | Lancaster | Furness Line • Leeds to Morecambe Line • TransPennine North West | 2 | F1 | 1846 | Carnforth-Yealand |
Cherry Tree | CYT | Blackburn with Darwen | East Lancashire Line | 2 | F2 | 1847 | — |
Chorley | CRL | Chorley | Manchester-Preston Line • TransPennine North West | 2 | D | 1841 | — |
Church and Oswaldtwistle | CTW | Hyndburn | East Lancashire Line | 2 | F2 | 1848 | Church |
Clitheroe | CLH | Ribble Valley | Buxton Line • Ribble Valley Line | 2 | F2 | 1850 | — |
Colne | CNE | Pendle | East Lancashire Line | 1 | F1 | 1848 | — |
Croston | CSO | Chorley | Ormskirk Branch Line | 1 | F2 | 1849 | — |
Darwen | DWN | Blackburn with Darwen | Ribble Valley Line | 2 | F1 | 1847 | Over Darwen |
Entwistle | ENT | Blackburn with Darwen | Ribble Valley Line | 1 | F2 | 1848 | — |
Euxton Balshaw Lane | EBA | Chorley | Blackpool-Liverpool Line | 2 | F2 | 1905 | Balshaw Lane and Euxton |
Hapton | HPN | Burnley | East Lancashire Line | 2 | F2 | c. 1860 | — |
Heysham Port | HHB | Lancaster | Morecambe Branch Line | 1 | F1 | 1904 | Heysham Sea Terminal • Heysham Harbour |
Hoscar | HSC | West Lancashire | Manchester to Southport Line | 2 | F2 | c. 1871 | Hoscar Moss |
Huncoat | HCT | Hyndburn | East Lancashire Line | 2 | F2 | 1848 | — |
Kirkham and Wesham | KKM | Fylde | Blackpool Branch Line • TransPennine North West • West Coast Main Line | 2 | E | 1840 | Kirkham |
Lancaster | LAN | Lancaster | Buxton Line • Furness Line • Leeds to Morecambe Line • Morecambe Branch Line • TransPennine North West • West Coast Main Line | 5 | B | 1846 | Lancaster Castle |
Langho | LHO | Ribble Valley | Ribble Valley Line | 2 | F2 | 1850 | — |
Layton (Lancs) | LAY | Blackpool | Blackpool Branch Line (N) | 2 | E | 1867 | Bispham |
Leyland | LEY | South Ribble | Blackpool-Liverpool Line • Manchester-Preston Line | 4 | D | 1838 | Golden Hill |
Lostock Hall | LOH | South Ribble | East Lancashire Line | 2 | F2 | 1984 | — |
Lytham | LTM | Fylde | Blackpool Branch Line (S) | 1 | F2 | 1863 | — |
Mill Hill (Lancs) | MLH | Blackburn with Darwen | East Lancashire Line | 2 | F2 | 1884 | Mill Hill |
Morecambe | MCM | Lancaster | Leeds to Morecambe Line • Morecambe Branch Line • TransPennine North West | 2 | F1 | 1994 | — |
Moss Side | MOS | Fylde | Blackpool Branch Line (S) | 1 | F2 | 1846 | — |
Nelson | NEL | Pendle | East Lancashire Line | 1 | F1 | 1849 | — |
New Lane | NLN | West Lancashire | Manchester to Southport Line | 2 | F2 | 1855 | — |
Ormskirk | OMS | West Lancashire | Northern Line (Merseyrail) • Ormskirk Branch Line | 2 (end-to-end) | D | 1849 | — |
Parbold | PBL | West Lancashire | Manchester to Southport Line | 2 | E | 1879 | Newburgh • Parbold for Newburgh |
Pleasington | PLS | Blackburn with Darwen | East Lancashire Line | 2 | F2 | 1846 | — |
Poulton-le-Fylde | PFY | Wyre | Blackpool Branch Line (N) • Caldervale Line • TransPennine North West • West Coast Main Line | 2 | E | 1840 | Poulton |
Preston (Lancs) | PRE | Preston | Blackpool Branch Line • Blackpool-Liverpool Line • Buxton Line • Caldervale Line • Caledonian Sleeper • East Lancashire Line • Manchester-Preston Line • Ormskirk Branch Line • TransPennine North West • West Coast Main Line | 9 | B | 1838 | Preston • Preston Fishergate |
Ramsgreave and Wilpshire | RGW | Blackburn with Darwen | Ribble Valley Line | 2 | F2 | 1994 | — |
Rishton | RIS | Hyndburn | East Lancashire Line | 2 | F2 | 1848 | — |
Rose Grove | RSG | Burnley | East Lancashire Line | 2 | F1 | 1848 | — |
Rufford | RUF | West Lancashire | Ormskirk Branch Line | 2 | F2 | 1849 | — |
Salwick | SLW | Fylde | Blackpool Branch Line (S) | 2 | F2 | 1842 | Salwick Road |
Silverdale | SVR | Lancaster | Furness Line • TransPennine North West | 2 | F2 | 1857 | Knowllys Hill |
Squires Gate | SQU | Fylde | Blackpool Branch Line (S) | 1 | F2 | 1931 | — |
St Annes-on-Sea | SAS | Fylde | Blackpool Branch Line (S) | 1 | E | 1863 | St Annes-on-the-Sea • Cross Slack |
Town Green | TWN | West Lancashire | Northern Line (Merseyrail) | 2 | E | 1849 | Town Green and Aughton |
Upholland | UPL | West Lancashire | Kirkby Branch Line | 2 | F2 | 1848 | Up Holland • Pimbo Lane |
Wennington | WNN | Lancaster | Leeds to Morecambe Line | 2 | F2 | 1849 | — |
Whalley (Lancs) | WHE | Ribble Valley | Ribble Valley Line | 2 | F2 | 1850 | Whalley |
Heritage stations[]
Name | Year opened |
Local government district | Heritage railway | Platforms |
---|---|---|---|---|
Irwell Vale | 1991 | Rossendale | East Lancashire Railway | 1 |
Preston Riverside | 2005 | Preston | Ribble Steam Railway | 1 |
Rawtenstall | 1846[2] | Rossendale | East Lancashire Railway | 2 |
See also[]
- For other stations within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire (pre-1974) see:
- For closed stations see:
- List of closed railway stations in Lancashire
- List of closed railway stations in Greater Manchester
- List of closed railway stations in Merseyside
References[]
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- ^ a b Station Codes, National Rail Enquiries, accessed 23 April 2015
- ^ a b c 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- ^ "Buckshaw Village railway stations opens October 3rd 2011". BBC News. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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