Darwen railway station

Darwen
Darwen railway station looking north in 2014
General information
Location	Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen England
Coordinates	53°41′53″N 2°27′54″W / 53.698°N 2.465°W / 53.698; -2.465
Grid reference	SD694225
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	DWN
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Opened	1847
Original company	Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
3 August 1847 (1847-08-03)	Opened as Over Darwen
1 December 1883	Renamed Darwen
Passengers
2018/19	0.268 million
2019/20	0.351 million
2020/21	86,422
2021/22	0.235 million
2022/23	0.269 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Darwen railway station serves Darwen, a town in Lancashire, England. It was opened in 1847 by the Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe & West Yorkshire Railway, which was subsequently taken over by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway twelve years later. It is now served by Northern Trains services on the Ribble Valley Line from Rochdale/Manchester Victoria to Blackburn and into Clitheroe.

Darwen is set amongst the hills of East Lancashire. Arriving from or departing towards Bolton involves journeying through the long Sough Tunnel, some 2,015 yd (1,843 m) in length.