Huncoat railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Huncoat, between Accrington and Burnley in Lancashire, England. The station is 8 miles (13 km) east of Blackburn railway station on the East Lancashire Line operated by Northern.

Huncoat
General information
Location	Huncoat, Hyndburn England
Coordinates	53.772°N 2.346°W / 53.772; -2.346
Grid reference	SD772307
Managed by	Northern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	HCT
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	East Lancashire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
18 September 1848	Opened [1]
1902 or 1880s	Relocated 745 m south[1] [2]
Passengers
2016/17	25,008
2017/18	22,380
2018/19	18,878
2019/20	24,918
2020/21	7,986
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The village's first station was opened in September 1848 by the East Lancashire Railway slightly to the east, but it was relocated to its present site by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1902.[3] or 1880s [4] A nearby colliery and power station were both served by the station and railway for many years, but the pit closed in 1968 and the power plant in 1984. The site is now a nature trail.

The distinctive tall signal box, that once supervised the colliery sidings, avoided closure when the line was re-signalled in 1973, being retained to supervised the level crossing at the west end of the station. It was finally closed in November 2014, and subsequently demolished when the crossing was automated.[5]

The station is unstaffed, with ticket vending facilities, There are shelters on each platform and step-free access to each one;[6] along with passenger information screens and a long line PA system to provide running details to passengers.

Services

Monday to Saturday, there is an hourly service from Huncoat to Burnley and Colne (eastbound) and Preston via Accrington and Blackburn (westbound). On Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction, with through running to and from Preston.[7]

Between 14 May 2012 and 10 July 2013, Huncoat was a request stop.[8][9]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Huncoat railway station.

• Train times and station information for Huncoat railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Accrington		Northern East Lancashire Line		Hapton