Whalley  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Whalley,Ribble Valley England | ||||
| Grid reference | SD729365 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | WHE | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | Original: June 22, 1850; 175 years ago (1850-06-22) Reopened: May 1994; 31 years ago (1994-05) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  86,134 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  20,146 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 73,962 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 84,176 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 77,862 | ||||
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Whalley railway station serves the village ofWhalley inLancashire,England. The station lies on theRibble Valley Line7+1⁄4 miles (11.7 km) north ofBlackburn. The station has two platforms, slightly offset from each other. It is unstaffed, with shelters on each platform.[1] Immediately beyond its eastern end, the line crosses the River Calder on a 678-yard (620 m) long, brick viaduct of 48 arches.[2]
The station was opened on 22 June 1850 by the Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway when it opened the line fromDaisyfield, near Blackburn to Hellifield Junction, just south ofHellifield.[3][4] The station was host to aLMScaravan from 1934 to 1936.[5]
It was closed on 10 September 1962 by theBritish Transport Commission and reopened with the rest of the line on 29 May 1994.[3]
There is a Ticket Vending Machine on the Manchester platform. However, there are customer help points on both platforms, automated train running announcements and timetable information posters are provided. Step free access is only available on the Manchester bound platform.[6]
There is generally an hourly service daily (including Sundays) northbound toClitheroe and southbound toBlackburn,Bolton, andManchester Victoria; and on to Rochdale, with extra trains during peak hours.[7] Sunday trains start/terminate at Manchester Victoria.On Saturdays (June 2024 onwards), two trains operate fromRochdale through Manchester Victoria and along the Ribble Valley Line via Clitheroe andHellifield and onwards towardsRibblehead. (This replaces the previous Dales Rail service from Blackpool/Preston to Hellifield and Carlisle).
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Clitheroe | Northern Trains Ribble Valley Line | Langho | ||
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