- Darwen railway station
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Darwen Darwen railway station in 1984 Location Place Darwen Local authority Blackburn with Darwen Operations Station code DWN Managed by Northern Rail Number of platforms 2 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 0.176 million 2005/06 * 0.206 million
2006/07 * 0.231 million
2007/08 * 0.247 million
2008/09 * 0.251 million
2009/10 * 0.256 million
National Rail - UK railway stations A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Darwen from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. Darwen railway station serves Darwen, a medium sized Lancashire town. It is served by Northern Rail services on the Ribble Valley Line from Manchester Victoria/Bolton to Blackburn and into Clitheroe. The station is 7 km (4¼ miles) south of Blackburn and has two platforms - it is one of only two passing points on the Blackburn to Bolton part of the route, although trains only normally cross during the morning and evening peak periods.
Darwen is set amongst the remarkable countryside and rugged hills of East Lancashire. The station has a regular service from Blackburn. Arriving from/departing towards Bolton involves journeying through the long Sough Tunnel, some 2015 yards (1,833 m) in length.
Facilities
The station is unstaffed, despite the size of the town it serves and its usage (see right). There are plans to build a new booking office on the Manchester-bound platform, but this is subject to funding.
Services
There is generally an hourly service daily to Clitheroe and Blackburn northbound and Manchester Victoria southbound with extra trains during peak hours.
External links
- Train times and station information for Darwen railway station from National Rail
Preceding station National Rail
Following station Blackburn Northern Rail
Ribble Valley LineEntwistle Disused railways Lower Darwen L&YR
Ribble Valley LineSpring Vale Categories:- Railway stations in Blackburn
- Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1847
- Railway stations served by Northern Rail
- DfT Category F1 stations
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