Station code BUB DfT category F2 Number of platforms 1 | Grid reference SD831327 Managed by Northern 2011/12 17,186 | |
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Address Burnley BB12 0LX, United Kingdom Similar Burnley Central railway st, Rose Grove railway st, Hapton railway station, Huncoat railway station, Burnley Manchester Road rail | ||
Burnley Barracks railway station is in Burnley, England, on the East Lancashire Line 1⁄2-mile (800 m) west of Burnley Central railway station. Following the singling of the track in 1986, Burnley Barracks has one platform in use, with only a basic shelter in place (and no other buildings) on the platform. It is unstaffed and one of three request stops on the line (see below) - it does though have passenger information screens and timetable boards available, along with a long-line PA system to provide train running information.
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Services
On weekdays, there is an hourly service from Burnley Barracks to Colne (eastbound) and Blackpool South via Preston (westbound). On Sundays, there is a two-hourly service in each direction.
From 14 May 2012 Barracks became a request stop, in addition to Hapton, Huncoat and Pleasington.
History
The station opened on 18 September 1848 as a temporary terminus for the East Lancashire Railway whilst an extension was built between Accrington and Colne. It closed four months later when the Colne extension opened. However, the surrounding area developed quickly with industry, housing and the local barracks, which led to the station being reopened under its current name in 1851.
Extensive demolition of the nearby high density Victorian terraced residential areas of Trinity, Westgate and Whittlefield during the 1960s and 70s, together with the construction of the M65 motorway and feeder roads during the early 1980s led to a significant decline in population in the area and thus the station's prominence waned. The barracks themselves (latterly home to the East Lancashire Regiment) had been closed down back in December 1898 and the site subsequently sold off.
That said, new housing development, north of the M65 (and linked to the station by a footbridge) has recently seen significantly higher usage. Previous fluctuations in usage figures are due to the re-allocation of ticket sales to the various "Burnley Stations Group." (see right)
It was one of the stations featured in the Channel 4 documentary series Paul Merton's Secret Stations in the spring of 2016.