Burnley Manchester Road railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Burnley |
| Local authority | Burnley |
| Grid reference | SD836322 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BYM |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.143 million |
| 2005/06 * |  0.151 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.167 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.179 million |
| 2008/09 * | 0.190 million |
| 2009/10 * | 0.191 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 1 November 1866 | Station opens |
| 6 November 1961 | Closed |
| 13 October 1986 | Station rebuilt and reopened[1] |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Burnley Manchester Road from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Burnley Manchester Road is a railway station serving the town of Burnley, Lancashire.
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[edit] History
On 12 November 1849, the Manchester and Leeds Railway opened a single line branch – doubled in 1860 – from Todmorden to Burnley. The first station in the town, which was at Thorneybank, was replaced by Burnley Manchester Road in 1866. This closed on 6 November 1961,[2] but was reopened (with new platforms) in 1986, two years after the successful re-introduction of year-round services between Leeds and Preston/Blackpool North. The station is currently unmanned.
The town currently has three other railway stations, Rose Grove, Burnley Barracks and Burnley Central, on the East Lancashire Line which diverges from the Caldervale Line at Gannow Junction west of the town.
[edit] Services
On weekdays, the station is served by Northern Rail semi-fast services from Blackpool North to Leeds and York via the Caldervale Line. On Sundays there is now also an hourly service (from mid-morning onwards) in each direction since the May 2009 timetable change.[3]
[edit] Future developments
The local council and MP have campaigned to restore a direct rail link between the town and Manchester Victoria using the defunct south to west curve at Todmorden that was removed following the withdrawal of local trains in November 1965. This would allow trains to run between Burnley and Manchester via Rochdale in less than an hour.[4] Network Rail had intimated in its Lancashire & Cumbria RUS that such a link would be possible, but that the business case would only be viable with third party funding.[5] It was thought that the scheme would proceed following the finalising of a Multi Area funding agreement between central government and a consortium of councils in East Lancashire in January 2009,[6] although it was subsequently omitted from the list of projects recommended for funding over the next decade by the North West Regional Development Agency in July 2009.[7] On 31 October 2011, it was announced that the scheme had been granted finance as part of the Regional Growth Fund announced by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.[8]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
- ^ G. Daniels & L. Dench (February 1963). "Passengers No More 1952 - 1962". GLO. http://library-2.lse.ac.uk/collections/pamphlets/document_service/HE1_42/E0000009/doc.pdf. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
- ^ Northern Rail Timetable 8 - Blackpool North to Halifax - Bradford - Leeds - York 17 May to 12 December 2009 Northern Rail website; retrieved 2009-06-02
- ^ "Burnley–Manchester 45-minute rail link 'top priority'", Burnley Express, 30 June 2008. Accessed 28 August 2008.
- ^ Network Rail Lancashire & Cumbria Draft RUS. Accessed 28 August 2008.
- ^ Green Light For Rail Improvements Lancashire Telegraph website article 12 January 2009; accessed 2009-01-13
- ^ "No funding for East Lancashire rail improvements"Burnley Citizen website article 13 July 2009; Retrieved 2009-07-15
- ^ Magill, Peter (31 October 2011). "Major boost as £9million rail link cash announced for Burnley". Lancashire Telegraph. http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/burnleypendlerossendale/9335117.Major_boost_as___9million_rail_link_cash_announced_for_Burnley/. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Burnley Manchester Road railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Accrington | Northern Rail Caldervale Line |
Hebden Bridge | ||
| Proposed | ||||
| Accrington | L&YR Copy Pit Line |
Todmorden |
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| Historical railways | ||||
| Towneley Line open, station closed |
L&YR Copy Pit Line |
Rose Grove Line and station open |
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