Rishton railway station

Rishton
A Northern Class 158 Express Sprinter unit passes through Rishton on a service from Blackpool North to York on 10 February 2012
General information
Location	Rishton, Hyndburn England
Grid reference	SD723298
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	RIS
Classification	DfT category F2
Key dates
1848	first station opened
1852	resited
Passengers
2019/20	45,082
2020/21	14,844
2021/22	36,434
2022/23	37,642
2023/24	38,234
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Rishton railway station is in the southern part of the town of Rishton, Lancashire, England. The station is on the East Lancashire Line, operated by Northern Trains.

History

A wooden platform was opened on 19 June 1848, when the line was first opened by the East Lancashire Railway, at a place where the Blackburn Road crosses the railway. This was replaced by a station at the current, more convenient location at the end of Station Road in 1852.

Facilities

Only parts of each platform are now used by passenger trains. They are linked by a pedestrian footbridge and there are shelters on each one. Passenger information screens, and a long line PA system provide train running information. The station is unstaffed but it has a ticket machine that only accepts bank cards (not cash). Tickets must be purchased from the ticket machine or in advance.

As the Preston bound platform is reached by the footbridge only, step-free access is limited to the eastbound platform.[1]

Services

Monday to Saturdays, there is an hourly service from Rishton towards Blackburn and Preston, westbound and Burnley Central and Colne, eastbound. There is a two-hourly service in each direction on Sundays.[2]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Blackburn		Northern Trains East Lancashire Line		Church & Oswaldtwistle
	Historical railways
Blackburn Line and station open		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway East Lancashire Railway		Church & Oswaldtwistle Line and station open

References

1. Rishton station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016
2. Table 105 National Rail timetable, May 2023

External links

• Train times and station information for Rishton railway station from National Rail
• Rishton Website

53.764°N 2.420°W / 53.764; -2.420