Place Brierfield Station code BRF DfT category F2 Number of platforms 1 | Grid reference SD845365 Managed by Northern 2011/12 28,386 | |
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Address Brierfield, Nelson, United Kingdom Original company East Lancashire Railway 1844–59 Similar Nelson railway station, Hapton railway station, Colne railway station, Burnley Central railway st, Accrington railway station | ||
Brierfield railway station serves the small town of Brierfield, Lancashire, England and is on the East Lancashire Line 2¼ miles (3 km) east of Burnley Central railway station towards Colne (the terminus). The station is managed by Northern, who also provide all passenger trains serving it.
Contents
The station is unstaffed and only has basic facilities (no ticket machines or a waiting room), though there are passenger information screens, timetable posters and a long-line PA system in place to provide train running information. The platform has step-free access from the adjoining street.
History
The station, originally named Marsden, opened with the East Lancashire Railway's line between Burnley and Colne on 1 February 1849. It was 8 1⁄4 miles (13.3 km) from Accrington, and on 1 August 1857 it was renamed Brierfield. The line through the station has been single track since December 1986, but the double track-bed and the disused down platform are still in place, as is the old station building (though this is now privately owned).
The signal box (which was built in 1876 & latterly only operated the adjacent level crossing) was abolished & dismantled in September 2014, when the crossing was converted to automatic operation under the remote supervision of Preston PSB. The box structure has been donated to a local arts organisation (In-Situ) and is to be rebuilt nearby at Brierfield Mills
There is an active Rail user Group based here - "The Friends of Brierfield Station"
Services
Monday to Saturdays, there is an hourly service from Brierfield towards Burnley Central, Accrington, Blackburn, Preston and Blackpool South, westbound and Colne, eastbound. There is a two-hourly service in each direction on Sundays.