Rishton railway station

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Template other 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 Trains.

History

A wooden platform was opened on 19 June 1848, when the line was first opened by the East Lancashire Railway, at a place where the Blackburn Road crosses the railway. This was replaced by a station at the current, more convenient location at the end of Station Road in 1852.

Facilities

Only parts of each platform are now used by passenger trains. They are linked by a pedestrian footbridge and there are shelters on each one. Passenger information screens, and a long line PA system provide train running information. The station is unstaffed but it has a ticket machine that only accepts bank cards (not cash). Tickets must be purchased from the ticket machine or in advance.

As the Preston bound platform is reached by the footbridge only, step-free access is limited to the eastbound platform.

Services

Monday to Saturdays, there is an hourly service from Rishton towards Blackburn and Preston, westbound and Burnley Central and Colne, eastbound. There is a two-hourly service in each direction on Sundays.

Preceding station	National Rail National Rail			Following station
Blackburn		Northern Trains Template:Smalldiv		Church & Oswaldtwistle
	Historical railways
Blackburn Template:Smalldiv	style="background:#Template:LYR colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" |	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Template:Smalldiv	style="background:#Template:LYR colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" |	Church & Oswaldtwistle Template:Smalldiv References External links Train times and station information for Rishton railway station from National Rail Rishton Website