Hapton railway station

Hapton
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General information
Location	Burnley
Coordinates	53°46′55″N 2°19′01″W / 53.782°N 2.317°W
Managed by	Northern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	HPN
History
Original company	East Lancashire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
c. 1860	Opened

Hapton railway station serves the English village of Hapton 3 miles (5 km) west of Burnley Central railway station on the East Lancashire Line operated by Northern. It is unmanned. Between 2004–5 and 2005–6, passenger usage fell by 21%, but in the years since, it has risen again by more than 60%.

The station has only basic facilities available, the standard plexiglass shelters, passenger information screens and PA system, with no permanent buildings. It is fully accessible for disabled travellers, via ramps from the nearby main road to each platform.^[2]

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 Blackpool South.^[3]

On 14 May 2012, Hapton became a request only stop, along with Huncoat, Burnley Barracks and Pleasington.^[4]

References

^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. 113. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
^ Hapton station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016
^ Table 97 National Rail timetable, May 2018
^ East Lancs stations to become 'request only' from today Lancashire Evening Telegraph

External links

Train times and station information for Hapton railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Huncoat		Northern East Lancashire Line		Rose Grove

[Butt-1] Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. 113. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

[2] Hapton station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016

[3] Table 97 National Rail timetable, May 2018

[4] East Lancs stations to become 'request only' from today Lancashire Evening Telegraph

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v t e Railway stations in Lancashire
West Coast Main Line	Euxton Balshaw Lane Leyland Preston Lancaster
Kirkby branch line	Upholland
Manchester–Southport line	Appley Bridge Parbold Hoscar Burscough Bridge New Lane Bescar Lane
Merseyrail Northern line	Town Green Aughton Park Ormskirk
Ormskirk branch line	Ormskirk Burscough Junction Rufford Croston Preston
Blackpool branch lines	Preston Salwick Kirkham and Wesham Poulton-le-Fylde Layton Blackpool North Moss Side Lytham Ansdell and Fairhaven St Annes-on-the-Sea Squires Gate Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool South
Manchester–Preston line	Adlington Chorley Buckshaw Parkway Leyland Preston
Ribble Valley line	Entwistle Darwen Blackburn Ramsgreave and Wilpshire Langho Whalley Clitheroe
East Lancashire line	Preston Lostock Hall Bamber Bridge Pleasington Cherry Tree Mill Hill Blackburn Rishton Church & Oswaldtwistle Accrington Huncoat Hapton Rose Grove Burnley Barracks Burnley Central Brierfield Nelson Colne
Calder Valley line	Burnley Manchester Road Accrington Blackburn Preston Poulton-le-Fylde Blackpool North
Leeds–Morecambe line	Wennington Carnforth Lancaster Bare Lane Morecambe Heysham Port
Furness line	Lancaster Carnforth Silverdale
Heritage railways	Irwell Vale Rawtenstall Preston Riverside
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