Burnley Central train station
You can reach 17 stations directly from Burnley Central on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Accrington, with 36 trains a day.
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Burnley Central is the nearest station for postcodes in BB10. Check your own postcode.
- 17 direct destinations
- 1,697th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free throughout
- 20 parking spaces
- 4 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Burnley Central
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington | 36 | 36 | 15 |
| Blackburn | 36 | 36 | 15 |
| Bamber Bridge | 36 | 36 | 15 |
| Brierfield | 36 | 36 | 15 |
| Colne | 36 | 36 | 15 |
| Lostock Hall | 36 | 36 | 15 |
| Nelson | 36 | 36 | 15 |
| Preston | 36 | 36 | 15 |
| Rose Grove | 36 | 36 | 15 |
| Burnley Barracks | 36 | 36 | 14 |
| Church and Oswaldtwistle | 36 | 36 | 14 |
| Cherry Tree | 36 | 36 | 14 |
| Huncoat | 36 | 36 | 14 |
| Hapton | 36 | 36 | 14 |
| Mill Hill | 36 | 36 | 14 |
| Pleasington | 36 | 36 | 14 |
| Rishton | 36 | 36 | 14 |
| Ansdell and Fairhaven | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Blackpool Pleasure Beach | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Blackpool South | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Kirkham and Wesham | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Lytham | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Moss Side | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| St Annes-on-the-Sea | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Squires Gate | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Lines serving Burnley Central
Burnley Central is on the East Lancashire Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Burnley Central station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Burnley Central station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Burnley Central station is
114,562 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,697th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 6 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Burnley Central and Accrington than any other pair: 21,982 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Burnley Barracks 0.6 miles
- Burnley Manchester Road 0.6 miles
- Rose Grove 1.6 miles
- Brierfield 2.2 miles
- Hapton 3.1 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Burnley Central, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- New Hall Bridge Halt · 0.7 miles
- Towneley · 1.1 miles
- Reedley Hallows Halt · 1.1 miles
- Padiham · 3.0 miles
- Holme · 3.6 miles
- Simonstone · 4.0 miles
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Facilities at Burnley Central station
Burnley Central is staffed part time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:30 to 13:30 · at weekends: closed
Parking at Burnley Central station
- Station Car Park 20 spaces, 1 accessible
£2.20 a day, £8.80 a week
Cycle parking: 6 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 22 May 2026.
Getting to Burnley Central station
Burnley Central station is in Burnley, North West, and is run by Northern Trains.
The nearest motorway junction is M65 J10 (Burnley Barracks Interchange), 0.6 miles west.
4 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Central Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Burnley Central station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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