General information | |||||
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Location | Huncoat, Hyndburn England | ||||
Coordinates | 53°46′19″N2°20′46″W / 53.772°N 2.346°W | ||||
Grid reference | SD772307 | ||||
Managed by | Northern | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | HCT | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | East Lancashire Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
18 September 1848 | Opened [1] | ||||
1902 or 1880s | Relocated 745 m south [1] [2] | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 24,918 | ||||
2020/21 | 7,986 | ||||
2021/22 | 23,036 | ||||
2022/23 | 24,244 | ||||
2023/24 | 25,244 | ||||
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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. [3] or 1880s [4] 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. [5]
The station is unstaffed,with ticket vending facilities,There are shelters on each platform and step-free access to each one; [6] along with passenger information screens and a long line PA system to provide running details to passengers.
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 a two-hourly service in each direction,with through running to and from Blackpool South. [7]
Between 14 May 2012 and 10 July 2013,Huncoat was a request stop. [8] [9]
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Blackburn railway station serves the town of Blackburn in Lancashire,England. It is 12 miles (19 km) east of Preston and is managed and served by Northern Trains.
Bamber Bridge railway station serves the village of Bamber Bridge in Lancashire,England. It is situated on the East Lancashire Line and is managed by Northern.
Cherry Tree railway station serves Cherry Tree in the Blackburn with Darwen borough of Lancashire,England. The station is 1.9 miles (3 km) southwest of Blackburn railway station. It is managed by Northern,who also provide all the passenger services calling there.
Mill Hill railway station serves Mill Hill in the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire,England. It is 1+1⁄4 miles (2.0 km) west of Blackburn railway station. It is an island platformed station managed by Northern. It was opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1884,almost forty years after the line itself.
Church &Oswaldtwistle railway station serves both the village of Church and the town of Oswaldtwistle,in Lancashire,England. The station is 5+1⁄3 miles (8.6 km) east of Blackburn railway station,on the East Lancashire Line operated by Northern.
Colne railway station serves the town of Colne,in Lancashire,England,which is situated close to Pendle Hill. The station,which is managed by Northern,is the eastern terminus of the East Lancashire Line. Trains from Blackpool South run through Preston and Blackburn to Burnley and Colne.
Rishton railway station is in the southern part of the town of Rishton,Lancashire,England. The station is on the East Lancashire Line,operated by Northern.
Accrington railway station serves the town of Accrington in Lancashire,England. It is a station on the East Lancashire line 6+1⁄4 miles (10.1 km) east of Blackburn railway station operated by Northern.
Burnley Manchester Road is the main railway station in the town of Burnley,Lancashire,England. It is situated on the Calder Valley Line 24+1⁄2 miles (39.4 km) east of Preston,near to the route's junction with the East Lancashire Line.
Todmorden railway station serves the town of Todmorden in West Yorkshire,England,originally on the Yorkshire and Lancashire border. It was built by the Manchester and Leeds Railway and is on the Calder Valley line 23 miles (37 km) west of Leeds and 17 miles (27 km) north-east of Manchester Victoria.
Walsden railway station serves the village of Walsden,Todmorden in West Yorkshire,England,on the edge of the Pennines.
Smithy Bridge railway station serves the village of Smithy Bridge and Hollingworth Lake near Rochdale in Greater Manchester,England. The station is on the Caldervale Line 12+3⁄4 miles (20.5 km) north of Manchester Victoria on the way to Leeds.
Castleton railway station serves Castleton in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale,Greater Manchester,England. It is 8¾ miles (14 km) north of Manchester Victoria on the Caldervale Line operated and managed by Northern.
Nelson railway station serves the town of Nelson in Lancashire,England;it is situated on the East Lancashire Line,2 miles (3 km) away from the terminus at Colne. The station is managed by Northern Trains,which also provides its passenger service.
Brierfield railway station serves the town of Brierfield,Lancashire,England and is on the East Lancashire Line 2+1⁄4 miles (3.6 km) east of Burnley Central railway station towards Colne. The station is managed by Northern,who also provide all passenger trains serving it.
Burnley Central railway station is a stop on the East Lancashire Line,which serves the town of Burnley,in Lancashire,England. It is managed by Northern Trains,which also provides its passenger service.
Burnley Barracks railway station is in the town of Burnley,England,on the East Lancashire Line 1⁄2-mile (800 m) west of Burnley Central railway station. Following the singling of the track in December 1986,Burnley Barracks has one platform in use,with only a basic shelter in place,and no other buildings on the platform.
Pleasington railway station serves the village of Pleasington in Lancashire,England. The station is on the East Lancashire Line 3 miles (5 km) west of Blackburn railway station. It is managed by Northern,who also provide all the passenger services calling there.
Hapton railway station serves the 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%.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Accrington | Northern East Lancashire Line | Hapton | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Accrington Line and station open | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway East Lancashire Railway | Hapton Line and station open |