Mill Hill railway station (Lancashire)

Mill Hill railway station serves Mill Hill in the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. It is 1+14 miles (2.0 km) west of Blackburn railway station. It is an island platformed station managed by Northern. It was opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1884, almost forty years after the line itself.

Mill Hill (Lancashire)
National Rail
General information
LocationMill Hill, Blackburn with Darwen
England
Coordinates53°44′06″N 2°30′07″W / 53.735°N 2.502°W / 53.735; -2.502
Grid referenceSD670266
Managed byNorthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeMLH
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyEast Lancashire Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 December 1884Opened[1]
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 56,492
2019/20Increase 72,962
2020/21Decrease 23,692
2021/22Increase 61,612
2022/23Decrease 59,824
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

It is unstaffed, with no permanent buildings other than basic shelters on the platform. Digital information screens and a P.A system are installed to give intending passengers train running information.

As of January 2018, along with other stations on this line, a new touch screen ticket machine was added to the Station.

It has no step-free disabled access, with an entrance down a single flight of stairs from street level.[2] From the street level above there are also direct bus services to Blackburn town centre.

Services

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Monday to Saturdays, there is an hourly service from Mill Hill towards Preston westbound and an hourly service to Blackburn, Burnley Central and Colne eastbound. A single morning peak service from York to Preston also calls, along with a corresponding evening peak train to Leeds.

There is a two-hourly service in each direction on Sundays.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. 160. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ Mill Hill (Lancs) station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 November 2016
  3. ^ Table 105 National Rail timetable, May2023
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Preceding station   National Rail Following station
Cherry Tree   Northern
(East Lancashire Line)
  Blackburn
  Historical railways  
Cherry Tree   L&YR / LNWR joint
Lancashire Union Railway
  Blackburn