Cherry Tree railway station

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Cherry Tree
Location
Place	Cherry Tree
Local authority	Blackburn with Darwen
Operations
Station code	CYT
Managed by	Northern Rail
Platforms in use	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	21,308
2005/06 *	20,061
2006/07 *	22,836
2007/08 *	24,586
History
Opened 1846 (1846)
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Cherry Tree from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Cherry Tree railway station serves Cherry Tree, a suburb of Blackburn. The station is 3 km (2 miles) west of Blackburn railway station in East Lancashire. It is within the boundaries of the Blackburn with Darwen unitary authority. It is managed by Northern Rail, who also provide all the passenger services calling there.

The station is a two platforms stop situated on the A674 road for Blackburn. The former branch line to Chorley and Wigan diverged a short distance to the west of the station, but this closed to passengers on 4 January 1960 and completely in 1966 ^[1].

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Monday to Saturdays, there is an hourly service from Cherry Tree towards Preston and Blackpool South, westbound and Blackburn, Burnley Central and Colne, eastbound. There is a two-hourly service in each direction on Sundays.

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• Train times and station information for Cherry Tree railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Pleasington		Northern Rail (East Lancashire Line)		Mill Hill
Disused railways
Feniscowles		L&YR Blackburn to Chorley Line		Mill Hill

Coordinates: 53°43′59″N 2°31′05″W / 53.733°N 2.518°W / 53.733; -2.518