- Nelson railway station
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For other uses, see Nelson station (disambiguation).
Nelson Location Place Nelson Local authority Pendle Operations Station code NEL Managed by Northern Rail Number of platforms 1 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 66,119 2005/06 * 70,692
2006/07 * 78,873
2007/08 * 84,120
2008/09 * 84,182
History Opened 1849 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 Nelson from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. Nelson railway station serves the town of Nelson in Lancashire, and is situated on the East Lancashire Line 2 miles (3 km) away from the terminus at Colne. The station is managed by Northern Rail, which also provides its passenger service.
The station forms part of Nelson Interchange which also includes a new bus station built in 2008. The station still has its original platform canopy.
Services
Monday to Saturdays, there is an hourly service from Nelson towards Burnley Central, Accrington, Blackburn, Preston and Blackpool South, westbound and Colne, eastbound. One morning peak service formerly ran to Manchester Victoria from Blackburn instead of Preston, returning from Manchester in the evening, but this no longer runs since the May 2009 timetable change.
There is a two-hourly service in each direction on Sundays.
External links
- Train times and station information for Nelson railway station from National Rail
Preceding station National Rail
Following station Brierfield Northern Rail
East Lancashire LineColne Coordinates: 53°50′06″N 2°12′50″W / 53.835°N 2.214°W
Categories:- Railway stations in Pendle
- Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1849
- Railway stations served by Northern Rail
- DfT Category F1 stations
- North West England railway station stubs
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