Burnley Barracks Station (Burnley)

 train station, railway platform

Burnley Barracks railway station is in Burnley, England, on the East Lancashire Line 1⁄2-mile (800 m) west of Burnley Central railway station. Following the singling of the track in 1986, Burnley Barracks has one platform in use. There is an information board at the entrance but the station is unmanned.

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

From 14 May 2012 Barracks became a request stop, in addition to Hapton, Huncoat and Pleasington

History
The station opened on 18 September 1848 as a temporary terminus for the East Lancashire Railway whilst an extension was built between Accrington and Colne. It closed four months later when the Colne extension opened, however, the surrounding area developed quickly with industry, housing and the local barracks, which led to the station being reopened under its current name in 1851.

Extensive demolition of the nearby high density Victorian terraced residential areas of Trinity, Westgate and Whittlefield and the barracks, during the 1960s and 70s, together with and the construction of the M65 motorway and feeder roads during the early 1980s led to a significant decline in population in the area and thus the station's prominence waned. That said, new housing development, north of the M65 (and linked to the station by a footbridge) has recently seen significantly higher usage.