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Nelson railway station in 2008
General information
Location	Nelson, Pendle England
Grid reference	SD860376
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	NEL
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Opened	1849
Passengers
2019/20	0.121 million
2020/21	28,748
2021/22	90,644
2022/23	90,272
2023/24	0.105 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Nelson railway station serves the town of Nelson in Lancashire, England; it is situated on the East Lancashire Line, 2 miles (3 km) away from the terminus at Colne. The station is managed by Northern Trains, which also provides its passenger service.

History

The station was opened on 1 February 1849 by the East Lancashire Railway, which later became part of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. It was named after the Nelson Inn at Marsden, the public house adjacent to the station.

It was not until later in the nineteenth century that Nelson came into existence as a town; it was previously two separate villages called Great Marsden and Little Marsden. The line was formerly on a through route to Skipton and the Aire Valley, but this was closed beyond Colne in 1970.

The station forms part of Nelson Interchange, which also includes a new bus station, which opened in December 2008, adjacent to the now disused eastbound platform. The station originally had an island platform configuration, but only the westbound face is now used following the singling of the track southwards to Rose Grove in December 1986. The station retains its original platform canopy.

Facilities

The station is still staffed on a part-time basis (Mon-Sat mornings and afternoons), with the local Tourist Information office located here. Full step-free access is available, with ramps & a lift to/from platform level to the main entrance, plus a level walkway to the bus station building.

Services

On Mondays to Saturdays, there is an hourly service from Nelson towards Burnley Central, Accrington, Blackburn and Preston (westbound) and to Colne (eastbound). There is a two-hourly service in each direction on Sundays, with through running to Blackpool South westbound.

References

1. Marshall, John (1969). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. pp. 115, 123. ISBN 0-7153-4352-1.
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 167. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
3. Leaver, Eric (16 February 1998). "A town without a past: Curious beginnings of Nelson, Lancashire". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
4. Nelson station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016]
5. "Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern". Northern Railway. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

External links

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

v t e Railway stations in Lancashire
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Kirkby branch line	Upholland
Manchester–Southport line	Appley Bridge Parbold Hoscar Burscough Bridge New Lane Bescar Lane
Merseyrail Northern line	Town Green Aughton Park Ormskirk
Ormskirk branch line	Ormskirk Burscough Junction Rufford Croston Preston
Blackpool branch lines	Preston Salwick Kirkham and Wesham Poulton-le-Fylde Layton Blackpool North Moss Side Lytham Ansdell and Fairhaven St Annes-on-the-Sea Squires Gate Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool South
Manchester–Preston line	Adlington Chorley Buckshaw Parkway Leyland Preston
Ribble Valley line	Entwistle Darwen Blackburn Ramsgreave and Wilpshire Langho Whalley Clitheroe
East Lancashire line	Preston Lostock Hall Bamber Bridge Pleasington Cherry Tree Mill Hill Blackburn Rishton Church & Oswaldtwistle Accrington Huncoat Hapton Rose Grove Burnley Barracks Burnley Central Brierfield Nelson Colne
Calder Valley line	Burnley Manchester Road Accrington Blackburn Preston Poulton-le-Fylde Blackpool North
Leeds–Morecambe line	Wennington Carnforth Lancaster Bare Lane Morecambe Heysham Port
Furness line	Lancaster Carnforth Silverdale
Heritage railways	Irwell Vale Rawtenstall Preston Riverside
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