Church and Oswaldtwistle railway station

Church and Oswaldtwistle National Rail
Location
Place Church
Local authority Hyndburn
Coordinates 53°45′00″N 2°23′28″W / 53.750°N 2.391°W / 53.750; -2.391Coordinates: 53°45′00″N 2°23′28″W / 53.750°N 2.391°W / 53.750; -2.391
Grid reference SD743283
Operations
Station code CTW
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*
2010/11 Increase 39,554
2011/12 Increase 41,964
2012/13 Decrease 40,460
2013/14 Increase 43,524
2014/15 Decrease 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.
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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 13 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

References

  1. 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.
  2. News: On the right tracks for rail revamp
  3. Action stations
  4. Church and Oswaldtwistle station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016
  5. Table 97 National Rail timetable, May 2016

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  Accrington
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