Church & Oswaldtwistle railway station serves both the village of

Church Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship * C ...

and the town of

Oswaldtwistle Oswaldtwistle ( "ozzel twizzel") is a town in the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England, southeast of Blackburn, contiguous with Accrington and Church. The town has a rich industrial heritage, being home to James Hargreaves, inventor of the ...

, in Lancashire, England. The station is east of

Blackburn railway station Blackburn railway station serves the town of Blackburn in Lancashire, England. It is east of Preston and is managed and served by Northern Trains. History There has been a station on the current site since 1846, when the Blackburn and Pre ...

, on the

East Lancashire Line 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 i ...

operated by Northern.

History

Situated in the middle of Church's suburban streets, the station had fallen into disrepair, but was modernised in November 2005. The platforms are linked via a subway, but only the Preston bound one has step free access. It is unstaffed, but like other stations on the line, it has been fitted with passenger information screens, and a public address system to provide train running information. There is a ticket vending machine available (installed in early 2018) to allow intending travellers to buy their tickets before boarding. The local Church and Oswaldtwistle Rotary Club have adopted the station as one of their projects and regularly work to improve the station environment by carrying out cleaning and maintenance of garden areas etc. In August 2010, a man laid on the tracks, and was hit by a train in the station. In March 2011, another man was hit by a train, although he survived. In August 2011, a train driver apprehended a man walking on tracks near the station.

Services

Monday to Saturday, there is an hourly service from Church & Oswaldtwistle towards Blackburn and Preston westbound and Accrington, Burnley Central &

Colne Colne () is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. Located northeast of Nelson, north-east of Burnley, east of Preston and west of Leeds. The town should not be confused with the unrelated Colne Val ...

. On Sundays, this service is two-hourly in both directions. This is supplemented with the Sunday hourly service to

Blackburn Blackburn () is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, east of Preston and north-n ...

westbound, and to

Burnley Manchester Road Burnley Manchester Road is the main railway station in Burnley, Lancashire, England. It is situated on the Calder Valley Line east of , near to the route's junction with the East Lancashire Line. History On 12 November 1849, the Manchester a ...

and

Manchester Victoria Manchester Victoria station in Manchester, England is a combined mainline railway station and Metrolink tram stop. Situated to the north of the city centre on Hunts Bank, close to Manchester Cathedral, it adjoins Manchester Arena which was co ...

eastbound, which passes through (but does not stop) on Mondays to Saturdays.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Church and Oswaldtwistle railway station Railway stations in Hyndburn DfT Category F2 stations Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations Northern franchise railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848