Burscough Junction railway station 2.33

Burscough Junction pronounced is one of two railway stations serving the small West Lancashire town of Burscough in the north-west of England. It is sited on the Ormskirk Branch Line, 2+1/2mi north of and is served by Northern. The station was the scene of the Burscough Junction Station Crash in 1880.ServiceThe line sees a Monday-Saturday service of approximately every 90 minutes each way and has no Sunday service.HistoryThe station opened in April 1849, and enjoyed a regular service to numerous destinations, including Preston, Blackburn, Southport and Liverpool. From the autumn of 1968, stopping express services to Scotland and the Lake District were withdrawn. In October of the following year, through trains to also ceased and the remaining Blackpool to Liverpool stopping service was cut back to Ormskirk, leaving only local services and a few non-stop expresses; the line was severed entirely at Ormskirk from 4 May 1970. Singling followed at the end of June 1970. Unlike the other stations at Croston and Rufford, Burscough Junction retained its station buildings for a few years. These were demolished at the end of 1973, and replaced with the current, extremely basic, arrangement.InterchangeThe other station in Burscough is Burscough Bridge, and is only ten minutes away by foot. The name "Junction" is an anachronism: the station no longer serves such a purpose.FacilitiesOnly one platform remains in use, with basic shelters, digital information displays and a long-line P.A system. There are no ticket vending facilities of any kind available, so passengers requiring them must buy in advance or on the train. The platform is fully DDA-compliant, with step free access from the main entrance on Station Lane.