Brierfield railway station

Brierfield
Looking northward, towards Nelson in 2008
General information
Location	Brierfield, Pendle England
Coordinates	53°49′30″N 2°14′13″W / 53.825°N 2.237°W / 53.825; -2.237
Grid reference	SD845365
Managed by	Northern
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	BRF
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	East Lancashire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 February 1849	Opened as Marsden
1 August 1857	Renamed Brierfield
Passengers
2018/19	25,504
2019/20	37,688
2020/21	8,976
2021/22	27,308
2022/23	29,410
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Brierfield railway station serves the town of Brierfield, Lancashire, England and is on the East Lancashire Line 2+1⁄4 miles (3.6 km) east of Burnley Central railway station towards Colne (the terminus). The station is managed by Northern, who also provide all passenger trains serving it.

The station is unstaffed and only has basic facilities (no waiting room, just a shelter and a modern ticket vending machine), though there are passenger information screens, timetable posters and a long-line PA system in place to provide train running information. The platform has step-free access from the adjoining street.^[1]