Station
Burnley Barracks

Burnley Barracks Station opened on the 18^th September 1848 as the terminus of the East Lancashire Railway, closing a year later when the Colne extension opened. The area around the station developed quickly with industry, housing and of course the cavalry barracks. The station reopened in 1851. The cavalry barracks was transferred to the newly built Fulwood Barracks on the 5^th of December 1898. The home of the East Lancashire Regiment had fallen into a state of poor repair necessitating the transfer to Fulwood.

Nowadays this small station sits rather isolated in the middle of an area which has seen much demolition and development and surrounded by major roads. There is good access from the station to The Weavers Triangle on the Leeds Liverpool canal and a number of Lancashire cycleways pass the station.

Padiham Greenway

Burnley Barracks station is close to the Padiham Greenway, a cycling and walking route that has recently been constructed and that runs over the old track bed of the Padiham Loop Line from Padiham to the towpath of the Leeds Liverpool canal close to the station. The Greenway is just one section of a longer cycling route that takes in the whole of the loop line from Blackburn through to Burnley. A poster showing details the Padiham Greenway can be downloaded by clicking this link Padiham Greenway and there are two leaflets showing the full route and these can be downloaded by clicking the links below:

Cycling into Railway History – Blackburn to Clitheroe
Cycling into Railway History – Padiham to Rose Grove

History Posters

A history poster has been prepared for Burnley Barracks station and this can be viewed by clicking on the thumbnail below or on this link: History Posters

Address

Burnley Barracks Station
Junction Street
Burnley
Lancashire
BB12 0HG

Grid Reference

SD 830327 – for a map visit www.streetmap.co.uk and enter the grid reference.

Operator

Northern (DOHL)

This station is now a request stop – if you wish to alight at this station please inform the conductor and if you wish to board please make a clear signal to the driver.  

Facilities

+  Unstaffed station
+  Ticket Vending Machine
+  Hourly service to Preston & Blackpool South and Colne
+  Waiting shelter
+  Long Line Public Address

Other Information

+  Buses pass the station entrance on West Way – click here for bus timetables
+  Good access to the Leeds Liverpool canal – click here for more information

Location