Place Church Station code CTW DfT category F2 Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference SD743283 Managed by Northern 2011/12 41,964 | |
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Address Church, Accrington, United Kingdom Original company East Lancashire Railway 1844–59 Similar Accrington railway station, Mill Hill (Lancashire) railway st, Hapton railway station, Cherry Tree railway st, Huncoat railway station | ||
Church and Oswaldtwistle railway station serves both the Accrington suburb of Church and the small town of Oswaldtwistle, in Lancashire, England. The station is 5 1⁄3 miles (8.6 km) east of Blackburn railway station, on the East Lancashire Line operated by Northern.
Situated in the middle of Church's suburban streets, the station had fallen into disrepair, but was modernised in November 2005.
The platforms are linked via a subway, but only the Preston-bound one has step-free access. It is unstaffed, but like other stations on the line it has been fitted with passenger information screens and a public address system to provide train running information. There are no ticket vending machines available and so passengers must purchase their tickets in advance or on the train.
Services
Monday to Saturday, there is an hourly service from Church and Oswaldtwistle towards Blackburn, Preston and Blackpool South, westbound and Accrington, Burnley Central & Colne.
On Sundays, this service is two-hourly in both directions. This is supplemented with the Sunday hourly service to Blackburn westbound, and to Burnley Central and Manchester Victoria eastbound, which passes through (but does not stop) on Mondays to Saturdays.