Buckshaw Parkway railway station

Buckshaw Parkway is a British railway station which opened on 3 October 2011 on the Manchester to Preston Line, near Euxton Junction with the West Coast Main Line. It is one of Euxton's two railway stations being in Buckshaw Village, formerly the Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF Chorley) between Chorley and Leyland. It is close to the site of the four-platform Chorley ROF Halt, which was closed in 1964, remained virtually intact until the 1970s, but was finally cleared in the early 2000s.

Buckshaw Parkway
Buckshaw Parkway railway station in October 2011, prior to completion of electrification works
General information
LocationBuckshaw Village, Euxton, Chorley
England
Coordinates53.674°N 2.663°W / 53.674; -2.663
Grid referenceSD562198
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBSV
History
Original companyNetwork Rail
Key dates
3 October 2011Station opened
Passengers
2018/19 0.366 million
2019/20 0.455 million
2020/21 74,406
2021/22 0.268 million
2022/23 0.340 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.