Chorley Interchange
Chorley Interchange | |
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 A Stagecoach Gold Alexander Dennis Enviro 400, departing Chorley Interchange on Chorley's Route 125 in December 2015. | |
| Location |
Clifford Street, Chorley Chorley |
| Coordinates | 53°39′10″N 2°37′42″W / 53.6528°N 2.6282°WCoordinates: 53°39′10″N 2°37′42″W / 53.6528°N 2.6282°W |
| Operated by | Stagecoach in Chorley |
| Bus stands | 15 |
| Bus operators | Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire, Arriva North West, Lancashire United and Preston Bus |
| Connections | Chorley railway station (adjacent) |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.stagecoachbus.com/merseyside |
| History | |
| Opened | 2004[1] |
| Location | |
  Chorley Interchange Location within the Borough of Chorley | |
Chorley Interchange is a bus station located in the town of Chorley, Lancashire. The station links up to the nearby Chorley railway station and replaces the former bus station, which was demolished in 2003.[2] The station is owned by Lancashire County Council and operated by Stagecoach in Chorley.
The Interchange opened in 2004[1] at a cost of £3m.[3] Its facilities include an enclosed passenger waiting area, travel and tourist information, a coffee shop, a newsagents and a taxi rank.
The interchange previously had an electronic destination display for both bus and rail services although this has been disabled.
Bus services
The majority of services that serve Chorley Interchange are run by Stagecoach in Chorley with the remainder of services run by Arriva North West, Lancashire United and a small amount by Preston bus and Tyrers of Adlington. Buses go from Chorley to Blackburn, Bolton, Leyland, Manchester, Ormskirk, Preston and Southport, along with several local services previously (until 2011) branded as Network Chorley.
As of April 3rd 2016 the bus services are as follows:
- STAND A*
- STAND B* 24/24A Blackburn via Brinscall and Wheelton
- STAND C* 14 Buckshaw Village
- STAND D*
- STAND E*
- STAND G* 125 Preston via Whittle le Woods, Clayton Brook, Bamber Bridge.
- STAND H* 109 Preston via Euxton, Leyland, Buckshaw Village, Lostock Hall
- STAND J* 109A Preston via Buckshaw Village
- STAND L* 125C Newman College
- STAND M* 6/6A Coppull
- STAND N* 7/8 Adlington and Croston
- STAND O* 362 Wigan via Coppull and Standish
- STAND P* 125 Bolton via Horwich
- STAND Q* 337/347 Southport and Ormskirk
- STAND R* 570 London, Birmingham or Preston and Blackpool
Train services
Chorley Interchange is served by trains operated by Northern Rail and First TransPennine Express. Northern Rail run services to Blackpool North, Preston, Bolton, Manchester (Piccadilly and Victoria), Stockport and Hazel Grove.
First TransPennine Express also run services to Blackpool, Preston, Bolton and Manchester, also serving Manchester Airport, Barrow, Carlisle, Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley.
References
- 1 2 "Train Services - Interchanges". Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ↑ "Station demolition will start 'in weeks'". Chorley Guardian (Johnston Publishing). 28 May 2003. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ↑ "Bus Services - Chorley Interchange". Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
External links
- Chorley Interchange - Lancashire.gov.uk
- Reviews of Chorley Interchange - QYPE.co.uk
- Chorley Interchange images - flickr.com
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