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Burnley Manchester Road train station is in Burnley, Lancashire, on the Calder Valley Line. It is one of four stations serving the town. Hourly services depart from Burnley Manchester Road, connecting the station to Blackburn, Manchester, Leeds, York and Blackpool. The fastest direct services to Blackburn take 17 minutes, and trains to Blackpool South take 1 hour 2 minutes.  Burnley Manchester Road to Manchester Victoria is a journey of 52 minutes.  

Burnley Manchester Road train station opened in 1866 as a replacement for the existing station at Thorneybank. It has two platforms, each accessed by a ramp from Manchester Road, and a staffed ticket office with toilets on platform two. The current platforms replaced the originals, which were demolished after the station closed in 1973. The station which stands today reopened in 1986.  

Burnley itself has a history of industry; it was a major producer of cotton and engineering and retains a reputation as an important manufacturing town. In 2013 it was named the most enterprising area in the UK by the UK government.  

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Departures and arrivals from Burnley Manchester Road

Want to check the latest departures and arrivals into Burnley Manchester Road station? Find live information for the next trains departing and arriving at the station below.
Departing toTrainTimePlatformStatus
to YorkNorthern06:222On time
to Headbolt LaneNorthern06:372On time
to BlackburnNorthern06:501On time
to Blackpool NorthNorthern07:031On time
to YorkNorthern07:212On time
Arriving fromTrainTimePlatformStatus
from Blackpool NorthNorthern06:212On time
from BlackburnNorthern06:362On time
from Manchester VictoriaNorthern06:491On time
from LeedsNorthern06:581On time
from Blackpool NorthNorthern07:202On time
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