Pleasington railway station

Pleasington
General information
Location	Pleasington, Blackburn with Darwen England
Grid reference	SD642262
Managed by	Northern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	PLS
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1846
Passengers
2018/19	6,974
2019/20	10,844
2020/21	2,772
2021/22	9,632
2022/23	8,064
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Pleasington railway station serves the village of Pleasington in Lancashire, England. The station is on the East Lancashire Line 3 miles (5 km) west of Blackburn railway station. It is managed by Northern, who also provide all the passenger services calling there.

It is unstaffed, and has no permanent buildings, other than standard waiting shelters. A long line PA system and digital information screens are provided, Step free access for disabled travellers is provided by means of ramps to each platform.^[1]

As of January 2018, along with other stations on this line, a new touch screen Ticket Machine was added to the station.

A £2,000 refurbishment scheme at the station, funded by East Lancs Community Rail Partnership and the local authority, was carried out in 2015, by a consortium of college students, community workers and volunteers.^[2]

Monday to Saturdays, there is an hourly service from Pleasington towards Preston westbound and Blackburn, Burnley Central and Colne, eastbound. There is a two-hourly service on Sundays.^[3]

From 14 May 2012, Pleasington became a request only stop, in addition to Hapton, Burnley Barracks and Huncoat.^[4]

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bamber Bridge		Northern East Lancashire Line		Cherry Tree
	Historical railways
Hoghton		East Lancashire Railway		Cherry Tree

53°43′52″N 2°32′38″W / 53.731°N 2.544°W / 53.731; -2.544