Rishton railway station

Rishton
265px A Northern Class 158 Express Sprinter unit passes through Rishton on a service from Blackpool North to York on 10 February 2012
Location
Place	Rishton
Local authority	Hyndburn
Grid reference	SD723298
Operations
Station code	RIS
Managed by	Northern Rail
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	36,876
2005/06	38,335
2006/07	44,174
2007/08	52,811
2008/09	51,122
2009/10	55,124
2010/11	58,026
2011/12	65,718
2012/13	57,658
2013/14	57,530
2014/15	53,850
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Rishton from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Rishton railway station is in the southern part of the village of Rishton, Lancashire, England. The station is north east of Blackburn railway station. This two-platform station is on the East Lancashire Line operated by Northern Rail.

History

A wooden platform was opened on 19 June 1848 when the line was first opened by the East Lancashire Railway 1844-1859, at a place where the Blackburn Road crosses the railway. This was replaced by a station at the current, more convenient location at the end of Station Road in 1852.

Services

Monday to Saturdays, there is an hourly service from Rishton towards Blackburn, Preston and Blackpool South, westbound and Burnley Central and Colne, eastbound. There is a two-hourly service in each direction on Sundays.

External links

• Train times and station information for Rishton railway station from National Rail
• Rishton Website

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Blackburn		Northern Rail East Lancashire Line		Church and Oswaldtwistle