| Blackrod | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Blackrod |
| Local authority | Bolton |
| Coordinates | 53°35′28″N 2°34′12″W / 53.591°N 2.570°WCoordinates: 53°35′28″N 2°34′12″W / 53.591°N 2.570°W |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BLK |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.185 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.208 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.219 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.246 million |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Blackrod from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
Blackrod railway station serves the village of Blackrod, 6.5 miles (10 km ) north west of Bolton railway station, 1.5 miles (2 km) from the town centre of Horwich - closer indeed than Horwich Parkway station.
It lies on the Manchester-Preston Line and is served primarily by local services run by Northern Rail. TransPennine Express services also serve the station at peak times. The station is currently unstaffed.
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History
Blackrod was once the junction for a short branch to serve the original Horwich station (closed to passengers in 1965) and Horwich Locomotive Works (sold in 1988, after which the line was closed and lifted). Until the 1980s, Blackrod had a poor frequency of service,[1] but for many years it has been a popular commuter station.
The station also has a signal box, the only one on the entire Manchester to Preston route. This has outlasted the others as it acts as the 'fringe' to both the Manchester Piccadilly signalling centre and Preston PSB. The train description system used in the Preston installation is incompatible with that installed at Piccadilly[2] so the signaller at Blackrod has to transfer train data manually from one system to the other as each one passes through his/her control area. A similar situation exists at Bromley Cross on the Bolton to Blackburn line, where the two control areas also overlap.[3]
Services
There is currently an hourly daytime service (including Sundays) to Manchester Victoria southbound and to Preston and Blackpool North northbound, with some Monday to Friday peak extras.
Services to Manchester Piccadilly and beyond ceased from the December 2008 timetable change,[4] except for a small number of weekday peak period trains.
References
- ^ BR Timetable 1973, table 96
- ^ "Blackrod Station - Blackrod Junction signal box". www.blackrod.org.uk. http://www.blackrod.org.uk/signalbox.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ^ "Bromley Cross signal box". www.signalbox.org. http://www.signalbox.org/gallery/lm/bromleycross.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ^ "Passenger Train Slots". www.rail-reg.gov.uk. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/pdf/nrthrnrail-20sa-sch5-ed02.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
External links
- Train times and station information for Blackrod railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Adlington | Northern Rail Manchester-Preston Line |
Horwich Parkway | ||
| Adlington | TransPennine Express TransPennine North West Limited Service |
Horwich Parkway | ||
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