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The '''East Lancashire line''' is a railway line in the [[Lancashire]] region of England, which runs between [[Preston railway station|Preston]] and [[Colne railway station|Colne]], through [[Blackburn railway station|Blackburn]], [[Accrington railway station|Accrington]], Burnley ([[Burnley Barracks railway station|Barracks]] and [[Burnley Central railway station|Central]]) and [[Nelson railway station|Nelson]]. The line formerly ran onto [[Skipton railway station|Skipton]] but this closed in 1970.


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It is operated by [[Northern (train operating company)|Northern]]. Services on this line stop at every station on the line, although Pleasington, Hapton and Burnley Barracks are now request stops only.<ref>[http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/blackburndarwenhyndburnribble/9703332.East_Lancs_stations_to_become__request_only__from_today/?action=complain&cid=10381669 East Lancs Stations to become 'Request Only' from today] Magill, Peter''Lancashire Telegraph'' article 14 May 2012</ref> It was designated by the [[Department for Transport]] as a [[community rail]] line in November 2006.<ref>[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/web/view.asp?siteid=4354&pageid=19620&e=e Lancs. County Council description of East Lancs CRP] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613192130/http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/web/view.asp?siteid=4354&pageid=19620&e=e |date=2011-06-13 }}</ref>
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The '''East Lancashire Line''' is a railway line in the [[Lancashire]] region of [[England]], which runs between [[Preston railway station|Preston]] and [[Colne railway station|Colne]], through [[Blackburn railway station|Blackburn]], [[Accrington railway station|Accrington]] and [[Burnley Central railway station|Burnley (Central]] and [[Burnley Barracks railway station|Barracks)]].


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It is operated by [[Northern Rail]]. Services on this line stop at every station on the line, although Pleasington, Huncoat, Hapton and Burnley Barracks are now request stops only<ref>http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/blackburndarwenhyndburnribble/9703332.East_Lancs_stations_to_become__request_only__from_today/?action=complain&cid=10381669</ref>. It was designated by the [[Department for Transport]] as a [[community rail]] line in November 2006.<ref>[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/web/view.asp?siteid=4354&pageid=19620&e=e Lancs. County Council description of East Lancs CRP]</ref>

[[Network Rail]] refers to the main part of this line, from Preston to Gannow Junction (where the mainly single-line branch to Burnley Central and Colne diverges) and onwards to [[Burnley Manchester Road railway station|Burnley Manchester Road]] and Hall Royd Junction, as the '''Roses line'''.<ref>[http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/StrategicBusinessPlan/RoutePlans/2009/Route%2023%20-%20North%20West%20Rural.pdf NR Route 23, p2]</ref>


== History ==
== History ==


The line was built by the [[Blackburn and Preston Railway]] and the [[Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington and Colne Extension Railway]]. Both companies were absorbed by the [[East Lancashire Railway 1844-1859|East Lancashire Railway]] on 3 August 1846 and 21 July 1845 respectively. The East Lancashire Railway was, in turn, absorbed by the [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]] on 13 May 1859.
The line was built by the [[Blackburn and Preston Railway]] and the [[Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington and Colne Extension Railway]]. Both companies were absorbed by the [[East Lancashire Railway (1844–1859)|East Lancashire Railway]] on 3 August 1846 and 21 July 1845 respectively. The East Lancashire Railway was, in turn, absorbed by the [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]] on 13 May 1859.


The line connected end-on at Colne with the [[Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway]]'s line to {{stnlnk|Skipton}} and Bradford. This 11½ mile (18½ km) link closed in 1970. The [[Skipton - East Lancashire Rail Action Partnership]] campaigns to reinstate it.
The line connected end-on at Colne with the [[Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway]]'s line to {{stnlnk|Skipton}} and Bradford. This {{convert|11+1/2|mi|km|adj=on}} link closed in 1970.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Young|first1=Alan|title=Lost Stations of West Yorkshire The West Riding|date=2015|publisher=Silver Link|location=Kettering|isbn=978-1-85794-438-9|page=37}}</ref> The [[Skipton–East Lancashire Rail Action Partnership]] campaigns to reinstate it. The section from Colne to {{rws|Nelson}} was singled the following year, with the rest of the line to Gannow Junction being so treated in December 1986.


In the 1870s the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway built the '''North Lancashire Loop''' (also known as the '''Great Harwood Loop'''), a {{convert|9|mi|km|adj=on}} route through [[Great Harwood]], [[Simonstone, Lancashire|Simonstone]] and [[Padiham]], which bypassed Accrington. The line between Padiham and Rose Grove opened in 1875; west of Padiham it opened two years later as a result of difficulties in constructing the embankments between Great Harwood and Simonstone. Regular use of the North Lancashire Loop ceased in 1957; the route closed completely in 1964, with only the section from Rose Grove to Padiham Power Station remaining until 1993.<ref>{{cite book | title=Lost Railways of Lancashire | first=Gordon | last=Suggitt | year=2003 | publisher=Countryside Books | location=[[Newbury, Berkshire]] | isbn=978-1-85306-801-0 | oclc=52565677 | pages=80–82 }}</ref>
In the 1870s the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway built the '''North Lancashire Loop''' (also known as the '''Great Harwood Loop'''), a {{convert|9|mi|km|adj=on}} route through [[Great Harwood]], [[Simonstone, Lancashire|Simonstone]] and [[Padiham]], which bypassed Accrington. The line between Padiham and Rose Grove opened in 1875; west of Padiham it opened two years later as a result of difficulties in constructing the embankments between Great Harwood and Simonstone. Regular use of the North Lancashire Loop ceased in 1957; the route closed completely in 1964, with only the section from Rose Grove to Padiham Power Station remaining until 1993.<ref>{{cite book | title=Lost Railways of Lancashire | first=Gordon | last=Suggitt | year=2003 | publisher=Countryside Books | location=Newbury, Berkshire | isbn=978-1-85306-801-0 | oclc=52565677 | pages=80–82 }}</ref>


== Services ==
== Services ==
Trains from Preston to Colne usually begin at [[Blackpool South railway station|Blackpool South]], on the [[Blackpool Branch Line]], which makes the whole length of the line a total of {{convert|80|km|mi|abbr=on}}.
Trains from Preston to Colne usually begin at [[Blackpool South railway station|Blackpool South]], on the [[Blackpool branch line]], which makes the whole length of the line a total of {{convert|80|km|order=flip}}.


Services via the Roses line routing encompass the [[Caldervale Line]] semi-fast trains from Blackpool North stopping at Preston, Blackburn, Accrington and Burnley Manchester Road, heading towards [[West Yorkshire]], currently terminating at [[York railway station|York]].
Services via the Roses line routing encompass the [[Calder Valley line]] semi-fast trains from Blackpool North stopping at Preston, Blackburn, Accrington and Burnley Manchester Road, heading towards [[West Yorkshire]], currently terminating at [[York railway station|York]]. Since May 2015, trains from Blackburn to [[Manchester Victoria railway station|Manchester Victoria]] via {{rws|Todmorden}} also uses this route, providing a direct link from Accrington and Burnley to Manchester via {{rws|Rochdale}}.


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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*[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/train/crp/docs/LCC_Brochure.pdf East Lancashire Line Agenda for Development "Sleeping Princess"]
*[http://www.communityraillancashire.co.uk/lines/east-lancashire/ Community Rail Lancashire – The East Lancashire Line]


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Revision as of 09:15, 13 August 2022

Not to be confused with the heritage East Lancashire Railway or the historical East Lancashire Railway (1844–1859).

East Lancashire line
A Northern Rail Class 142 at Colne
Overview
OwnerNetwork Rail
LocaleLancashire
Blackburn
Burnley
Pendle
North West England
Termini
Service
SystemNational Rail
Operator(s)Northern
History
Opened1849
Technical
Number of tracksMainly Double Track, with Single Track from Burnley Barracks to Colne
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map

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The East Lancashire line is a railway line in the Lancashire region of England, which runs between Preston and Colne, through Blackburn, Accrington, Burnley (Barracks and Central) and Nelson. The line formerly ran onto Skipton but this closed in 1970.

It is operated by Northern. Services on this line stop at every station on the line, although Pleasington, Hapton and Burnley Barracks are now request stops only.[1] It was designated by the Department for Transport as a community rail line in November 2006.[2]


History

The line was built by the Blackburn and Preston Railway and the Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington and Colne Extension Railway. Both companies were absorbed by the East Lancashire Railway on 3 August 1846 and 21 July 1845 respectively. The East Lancashire Railway was, in turn, absorbed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway on 13 May 1859.

The line connected end-on at Colne with the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway's line to Skipton and Bradford. This 11+1⁄2-mile (18.5 km) link closed in 1970.[3] The Skipton–East Lancashire Rail Action Partnership campaigns to reinstate it. The section from Colne to Nelson was singled the following year, with the rest of the line to Gannow Junction being so treated in December 1986.

In the 1870s the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway built the North Lancashire Loop (also known as the Great Harwood Loop), a 9-mile (14 km) route through Great Harwood, Simonstone and Padiham, which bypassed Accrington. The line between Padiham and Rose Grove opened in 1875; west of Padiham it opened two years later as a result of difficulties in constructing the embankments between Great Harwood and Simonstone. Regular use of the North Lancashire Loop ceased in 1957; the route closed completely in 1964, with only the section from Rose Grove to Padiham Power Station remaining until 1993.[4]

Services

Trains from Preston to Colne usually begin at Blackpool South, on the Blackpool branch line, which makes the whole length of the line a total of 50 miles (80 km).

Services via the Roses line routing encompass the Calder Valley line semi-fast trains from Blackpool North stopping at Preston, Blackburn, Accrington and Burnley Manchester Road, heading towards West Yorkshire, currently terminating at York. Since May 2015, trains from Blackburn to Manchester Victoria via Todmorden also uses this route, providing a direct link from Accrington and Burnley to Manchester via Rochdale.

References

  1. ^ East Lancs Stations to become 'Request Only' from today Magill, PeterLancashire Telegraph article 14 May 2012
  2. ^ Lancs. County Council description of East Lancs CRP Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Young, Alan (2015). Lost Stations of West Yorkshire The West Riding. Kettering: Silver Link. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-85794-438-9.
  4. ^ Suggitt, Gordon (2003). Lost Railways of Lancashire. Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books. pp. 80–82. ISBN 978-1-85306-801-0. OCLC 52565677.
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