Pleasington railway station
Railway station in Lancashire, England
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Pleasington railway station serves the village of Pleasington in Lancashire, England. The station is on the East Lancashire Line 3 miles (5 km) west of Blackburn railway station. It is managed by Northern, who also provide all the passenger services calling there.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Pleasington, Blackburn with Darwen England | ||||
| Grid reference | SD642262 | ||||
| Manager | Northern | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | PLS | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
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| Opened | 1846 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  2,772 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  9,632 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 8,064 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 7,720 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 9,764 | ||||
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It is unstaffed, and has no permanent buildings, other than standard waiting shelters. A long line PA system and digital information screens are provided, Step free access for disabled travellers is provided by means of ramps to each platform.[1]
As of January 2018, along with other stations on this line, a new touch screen Ticket Machine was added to the station.
A £2,000 refurbishment scheme at the station, funded by East Lancs Community Rail Partnership and the local authority, was carried out in 2015, by a consortium of college students, community workers and volunteers.[2]
Services
Monday to Saturdays, there is an hourly service from Pleasington towards Preston westbound and Blackburn, Burnley Central and Colne, eastbound. There is a two-hourly service on Sundays.[3]
From 14 May 2012, Pleasington became a request only stop, in addition to Hapton, Burnley Barracks and Huncoat.[4] Since December 2025 the station returned to being a regular scheduled stop [5]
