Burnley Barracks railway station is in the town of Burnley, England, on the East Lancashire Line between Burnley Central and Rose Grove, from Farington Curve Junction, near Leyland. The station is managed by Northern Trains, who operate all services.
History
The station opened on 18 September 1848 either mononymously as Burnley, or as Burnley Westgate, as a temporary terminus for the East Lancashire Railway whilst an extension was built between Accrington and Colne. It closed four months later when the Colne extension opened. However, the surrounding area developed quickly with industry, housing and the local barracks, which led to the station being reopened under its current name in 1851.Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens The barracks themselves (latterly home to the East Lancashire Regiment) have been closed since December 1898 and the site subsequently sold off.CRL - Burnley BarracksCommunity Rail Lancashire; Retrieved 21 November 2016
A local campaign in 2008 attempted to rename the station "Burnley Barack Obama", after the former President of the United States.
It was one of the stations featured in the Channel 4 documentary series Paul Merton's Secret Stations in the spring of 2016.
Facilities There is a basic shelter and a ticket machine, as well as passenger information screens and timetable boards available, along with a PA system to provide train running information.
Passenger volume +Passenger volume at Burnley Barracks2004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Entries and exits1,1039641,7762,1103,8549,98613,98017,18618,58024,77225,83424,57220,08022,13018,02826,0089,31626,92825,90429,03029,796 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services On weekdays, there is an hourly service to Colne (eastbound) and Preston (westbound). On Sundays, there is a two-hourly service in each direction. On Sundays, trains continue beyond Preston to .
From 14 May 2012, Barracks became a request stop, in addition to Hapton, Huncoat and Pleasington. Since December 2025, the station has returned to being a regular scheduled stop.
Future proposals
If the Skipton-Colne rail link reopens, and the existing East Lancashire Line is modernised, then Burnley Barracks would close to passengers.
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