Darwen railway station
Darwen railway station serves Darwen, a town in Lancashire, England. It was opened in 1847 by the Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe & West Yorkshire Railway, which was subsequently taken over by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway twelve years later. It is now served by Northern Trains services on the Ribble Valley Line from Rochdale/Manchester Victoria to Blackburn and into Clitheroe.
Darwen | |
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Darwen railway station looking north in 2014 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen England |
| Coordinates | 53.698°N 2.465°W |
| Grid reference | SD694225 |
| Managed by | Northern Trains |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | DWN |
| Classification | DfT category F1 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1847 |
| Original company | Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 3 August 1847 | Opened as Over Darwen |
| 1 December 1883 | Renamed Darwen |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 0.268 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.351 million |
| 2020/21 | 86,422 |
| 2021/22 | 0.235 million |
| 2022/23 | 0.269 million |
| Location | |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Darwen is set amongst the hills of East Lancashire. Arriving from or departing towards Bolton involves journeying through the long Sough Tunnel, some 2,015 yd (1,843 m) in length.
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