Hapton railway station

Hapton
Location
Place	Hapton
Local authority	Burnley
Coordinates	53°46′55″N 2°19′01″W / 53.782°N 2.317°WCoordinates: 53°46′55″N 2°19′01″W / 53.782°N 2.317°W
Grid reference	SD791317
Operations
Station code	HPN
Managed by	Northern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	12,765
2005/06	10,078
2006/07	13,286
2007/08	16,179
2008/09	17,130
2009/10	19,448
2010/11	20,874
2011/12	20,066
2012/13	19,800
2013/14	19,144
2014/15	18,228
History
Original company	East Lancashire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
c. 1860	Opened[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 Hapton from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Hapton railway station serves the English village of Hapton 3 miles (5 km) west of Burnley Central railway station on the East Lancashire Line operated by Northern. It is unmanned. Between 2004–5 and 2005–6, passenger usage fell by 21% but in the years since then has risen again by more than 60%.

1948 Ordnance Survey map showing Hapton station close to the lower edge

Services

On weekdays, there is an hourly service from Hapton to Burnley Central and Colne (eastbound) and Blackpool South via Blackburn and Preston (westbound). On Sundays, there is a two-hourly service in each direction.

On 14 May 2012 Hapton became a request-only stop, along with Huncoat, Burnley Barracks and Pleasington.^[2]

References

1. 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. 113. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
2. East Lancs stations to become 'request only' from today Lancashire Evening Telegraph

External links

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