Whalley railway station serves the village of Whalley in

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. The station lies on the Ribble Valley Line north of

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. The station has two platforms, slightly offset from each other. It is unstaffed, with shelters on each platform. Immediately beyond its eastern end, the line crosses the River Calder on a long, brick viaduct of 48 arches.

History

The station was opened on 22 June 1850 by the Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway when it opened the line from , near Blackburn to Hellifield Junction, just south of . The station was host to a

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from 1934 to 1936. It was closed on 10 September 1962 by the

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and reopened with the rest of the line on 29 May 1994.

Facilities

There is a Ticket Vending Machine on the Manchester platform. However, there are customer help points on both platforms, automated train running announcements and timetable information posters are provided. Step free access is only available on the Manchester bound platform.

Services

There is generally an hourly service daily (including Sundays) northbound to

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and southbound to

, and

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and on to Rochdale, with extra trains during peak hours. On Sundays in the summer, one or two 'Dalesrail' trains operate from Preston or Blackpool North along the Ribble Valley Line via Clitheroe to

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, and onwards towards

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and

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. These also run in winter but terminate at Hellifield, where connections for stations to Carlisle can be made.

References

External links

The history of Whalley Railway Station - Ribble Valley Railway
Railway stations in Ribble Valley DfT Category F2 stations Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1850 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1962 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1994 Reopened railway stations in Great Britain Northern franchise railway stations {{NorthWestEngland-railstation-stub