Huncoat railway station
Huncoat railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Huncoat, between Accrington and Burnley in Lancashire, England. The station is 8 miles (13 km) east of Blackburn railway station on the East Lancashire Line operated by Northern.
Huncoat | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Huncoat, Hyndburn England |
| Coordinates | 53.772°N 2.346°W |
| Grid reference | SD772307 |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | HCT |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Original company | East Lancashire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 18 September 1848 | Opened |
| 1902 or 1880s | Relocated 745 m south |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 18,878 |
| 2019/20 | 24,918 |
| 2020/21 | 7,986 |
| 2021/22 | 23,036 |
| 2022/23 | 24,244 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
The village's first station was opened in September 1848 by the East Lancashire Railway slightly to the east, but it was relocated to its present site by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1902. or 1880s A nearby colliery and power station were both served by the station and railway for many years, but the pit closed in 1968 and the power plant in 1984. The site is now a nature trail.
The distinctive tall signal box, that once supervised the colliery sidings, avoided closure when the line was re-signalled in 1973, being retained to supervised the level crossing at the west end of the station. It was finally closed in November 2014, and subsequently demolished when the crossing was automated.
The station is unstaffed, with ticket vending facilities, There are shelters on each platform and step-free access to each one; along with passenger information screens and a long line PA system to provide running details to passengers.