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.
General information | |
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Location | Pleasington, Blackburn with Darwen England |
Grid reference | SD642262 |
Managed by | Northern |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | PLS |
Classification | DfT category F2 |
History | |
Opened | 1846 |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 6,974 |
2019/20 | 10,844 |
2020/21 | 2,772 |
2021/22 | 9,632 |
2022/23 | 8,064 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
It is unstaffed, and has no permanent buildings, other than standard waiting shelters. A long line PA system and digital information screens are provided, Step free access for disabled travellers is provided by means of ramps to each platform.[1]
As of January 2018, along with other stations on this line, a new touch screen Ticket Machine was added to the station.
A £2,000 refurbishment scheme at the station, funded by East Lancs Community Rail Partnership and the local authority, was carried out in 2015, by a consortium of college students, community workers and volunteers.[2]
Monday to Saturdays, there is an hourly service from Pleasington towards Preston westbound and Blackburn, Burnley Central and Colne, eastbound. There is a two-hourly service on Sundays.[3]
From 14 May 2012, Pleasington became a request only stop, in addition to Hapton, Burnley Barracks and Huncoat.[4]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Bamber Bridge | Northern East Lancashire Line |
Cherry Tree | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Hoghton | East Lancashire Railway | Cherry Tree |
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