Cherry Tree railway station
Cherry Tree  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Cherry Tree |
| Local authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Grid reference | SD658264 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CYT |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 21,308 |
| 2005/06 |
 20,061 |
| 2006/07 |
 22,836 |
| 2007/08 |
24,586 |
| 2008/09 |
25,068 |
| 2009/10 |
28,556 |
| 2010/11 |
33,112 |
| 2011/12 |
40,748 |
| 2012/13 |
42,250 |
| 2013/14 |
44,674 |
| 2014/15 |
42,700 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened November 1847[1] |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Cherry Tree from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Cherry Tree railway station serves Cherry Tree, a suburb of Blackburn, England. The station is 1.9 miles (3 km) southwest of Blackburn railway station in East Lancashire. It is within the boundaries of the Blackburn with Darwen unitary authority. It is managed by Northern, who also provide all the passenger services calling there.
The station is a two platform stop situated on the A674 road for Blackburn. The former Lancashire Union Railway branch line to Chorley, Wigan and St Helens Shaw Street (opened 1869) diverged a short distance to the west of the station, but this closed to passengers on 4 January 1960 and completely in 1966.[2]
Services
Monday to Saturdays, there is an hourly service from Cherry Tree towards Preston and Blackpool South, westbound and Blackburn, Burnley Central and Colne, eastbound. There is a two-hourly service in each direction on Sundays.
References
- 1 2 Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 59. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- ↑ Marshall, J (1981) Forgotten Railways: North-West England, David & Charles (Publishers) Ltd, Newton Abbott. ISBN 0-7153-8003-6; p.155
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cherry Tree railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Cherry Tree railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Pleasington | Northern East Lancashire Line |
Mill Hill | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Feniscowles | L&YR / LNWR joint Lancashire Union Railway |
Mill Hill | ||
Coordinates: 53°43′59″N 2°31′05″W / 53.733°N 2.518°W
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