Whalley railway station

Whalley National Rail
Location
Place Whalley
Local authority Ribble Valley
Grid reference SD729365
Operations
Station code WHE
Managed by Northern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2012/13 Increase 90,048
2013/14 Decrease 83,952
2014/15 Decrease 78,184
2015/16 Decrease 71,782
2016/17 Increase 83,182
History
Key dates Opened May 1994 (May 1994)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Whalley from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Whalley railway station serves the village of Whalley in Lancashire, England. The station lies on the Ribble Valley Line 7 1⁄4 miles (11.7 km) north of Blackburn. The station has two platforms, slightly offset from each other. It is unstaffed, with shelters on each platform.[1] Immediately beyond its eastern end, the line crosses the River Calder on a 678 yards (620 m) long, brick viaduct of 48 arches.[2]

History

The station opened in 1850. It was closed in September 1962 by the British Transport Commission, but reopened with the rest of the line in 1994.

Facilities

There are no ticket buying facilities at the station, these must be bought on the train, or prior to travel. However, there are customer help points on both platforms, automated train running announcements and timetable information posters are provided. Step free access is only available on the Manchester bound platform.[3]

Services

There is generally an hourly service daily (including Sundays) northbound to Clitheroe and southbound to Blackburn, and Manchester Victoria and on to Rochdale, with extra trains during peak hours.[4]

On Sundays in the summer, one or two 'Dalesrail' trains operate from Preston or Blackpool North along the Ribble Valley Line via Clitheroe to Hellifield, and onwards towards Settle and Carlisle. These also run in winter but terminate at Hellifield, where connections for stations to Carlisle can be made.

References

  1. ↑ Whalley Station (looking east) Heaton, Chris Geograph.org; Retrieved 25 November 2016
  2. ↑ "Whalley Viaduct" Engineering Timelines; Retrieved 25 November 2016
  3. ↑ Whalley (Lancs) station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016
  4. ↑ Table 94 National Rail timetable, May 2018
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Clitheroe   Northern
Ribble Valley Line		   Langho

Coordinates: 53°49′26″N 2°24′43″W / 53.824°N 2.412°W / 53.824; -2.412


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.