Church and Oswaldtwistle railway station
Church and Oswaldtwistle  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Church |
| Local authority | Hyndburn |
| Coordinates | 53°45′00″N 2°23′28″W / 53.750°N 2.391°WCoordinates: 53°45′00″N 2°23′28″W / 53.750°N 2.391°W |
| Grid reference | SD743283 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CTW |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 39,554 |
| 2011/12 |
41,964 |
| 2012/13 |
 40,460 |
| 2013/14 |
43,524 |
| 2014/15 |
41,812 |
| History | |
| Original company | East Lancashire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 19 June 1848 | Opened as Church station[1] |
| 1 July 1895 | Renamed Church and Oswaldtwistle[1] |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Church and Oswaldtwistle from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Church and Oswaldtwistle railway station serves both the Accrington suburb of Church and the small 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.
Situated in the middle of Church's suburban streets, the station had fallen into disrepair, but was modernised in November 2005.[2][3]
The platforms are linked via a subway, but only the Preston-bound one has step-free access.[4] It is unstaffed, but like other stations on the line it has been fitted with passenger information screens and a public address system to provide train running information. There are no ticket vending machines available and so passengers must purchase their tickets in advance or on the train.
Services
Monday to Saturday, there is an hourly service from Church and Oswaldtwistle towards Blackburn, Preston and Blackpool South, westbound and Accrington, Burnley Central & Colne.[5]
On Sundays, this service is two-hourly in both directions. This is supplemented with the Sunday hourly service to Blackburn westbound, and to Burnley Central and Manchester Victoria eastbound, which passes through (but does not stop) on Mondays to Saturdays.
Gallery
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"The Cotton Mill Express". View from the station. (2008)
References
- 1 2 Butt, R. V. J. (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. 61. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- ↑ News: On the right tracks for rail revamp
- ↑ Action stations
- ↑ Church and Oswaldtwistle station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016
- ↑ Table 97 National Rail timetable, May 2016
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Church and Oswaldtwistle railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Church and Oswaldtwistle railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishton | Northern East Lancashire Line |
Accrington | ||
| Blackburn | Northern Caldervale Line (Sundays only) |
Accrington | ||