Whalley railway station

Whalley
National Rail
General information
LocationWhalley, Ribble Valley
England
Grid referenceSD729365
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWHE
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
OpenedOriginal: June 22, 1850; 174 years ago (1850-06-22)
Reopened: May 1994; 30 years ago (1994-05)
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 76,684
2019/20Increase 86,134
2020/21Decrease 20,146
2021/22Increase 73,962
2022/23Increase 84,176
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Whalley railway station serves the village of Whalley in Lancashire, England. The station lies on the Ribble Valley Line 7+14 miles (11.7 km) north of Blackburn. 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]

  1. ^ Whalley Station (looking east) Heaton, Chris Geograph.org; Retrieved 25 November 2016
  2. ^ "Whalley Viaduct" Engineering Timelines; Retrieved 25 November 2016