Hapton railway station

Hapton National Rail
Location
Place Hapton
Local authority Burnley
Coordinates 53°46′55″N 2°19′01″W / 53.782°N 2.317°W / 53.782; -2.317Coordinates: 53°46′55″N 2°19′01″W / 53.782°N 2.317°W / 53.782; -2.317
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 Decrease 10,078
2006/07 Increase 13,286
2007/08 Increase 16,179
2008/09 Increase 17,130
2009/10 Increase 19,448
2010/11 Increase 20,874
2011/12 Decrease 20,066
2012/13 Decrease 19,800
2013/14 Decrease 19,144
2014/15 Decrease 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.
UK Railways portal

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, it has risen again by more than 60%.

The station has only basic facilities available (the standard plexiglass shelters, passenger information screens and PA system), with no permanent buildings. It is fully accessible for disabled travellers, via ramps from the nearby main road to each platform.[2]

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.[3]

On 14 May 2012 Hapton became a request-only stop, along with Huncoat, Burnley Barracks and Pleasington.[4]

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. Hapton station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016]
  3. Table 97 National Rail timetable, May 2016
  4. East Lancs stations to become 'request only' from today Lancashire Evening Telegraph
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East Lancashire Line
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