Accrington Railway Station

Accrington railway station serves the town of Accrington in Lancashire, England. It is a station on the East Lancashire Line 6 + 1 /4mi east of Blackburn railway station operated by Northern. It is also served by Caldervale Line express services between Blackpool North, York and Leeds. HistoryThe station was opened in 1848 by the East Lancashire Railway, which amalgamated with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1859. Taken into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, the line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The station was formerly a major junction on the ELR, with the line to Bury and Salford diverging southwards from that towards Blackburn & Preston at the western end of the station, just before the impressive viaduct that carries the line over the town centre.

Accrington railway station serves the town of Accrington in Lancashire, England. It is a station on the East Lancashire Line 6 + 1 /4mi east of Blackburn railway station operated by Northern. It is also served by Caldervale Line express services between Blackpool North, York and Leeds. HistoryThe station was opened in 1848 by the East Lancashire Railway, which amalgamated with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1859. Taken into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, the line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The station was formerly a major junction on the ELR, with the line to Bury and Salford diverging southwards from that towards Blackburn & Preston at the western end of the station, just before the impressive viaduct that carries the line over the town centre.