Clitheroe railway station
Clitheroe 
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Clitheroe railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Clitheroe |
| Local authority | Ribble Valley |
| Grid reference | SD741419 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CLH |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.339 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.352 million |
| 2013/14 |
 0.319 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.287 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.240 million |
| History | |
| 22 June 1850 | Original station opened |
| 1893/4 | Station rebuilt |
| 10 September 1962 | Station closed |
| 29 May 1994 | Station reopened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Clitheroe from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Clitheroe railway station serves the town of Clitheroe in Lancashire, England. The station is the northern terminus of the Ribble Valley Line operated by Northern and is 10 miles (16 km) north of Blackburn. The station forms part of Clitheroe Interchange, which has won a number of awards.
The original station opened on 22 June 1850. It was replaced in 1893/4 by another approximately 220 yards (200 m) to the north. The station closed to normal services on 10 September 1962 (that is, before the Beeching cuts) but remained in use for special services until 7 February 1971. The special services resumed on 14 May 1990, and the station was fully reopened on 29 May 1994, when passenger services began again from Blackburn.
The line from here continues northwards towards Hellifield, but this section is normally used only by freight and engineering trains on weekdays; passenger services are limited to a pair of Sundays only Dalesrail charter trains and occasional railtours. The line also forms part of a valuable strategic diversionary route between Preston and Carlisle, which is utilised if planned engineering work blocks the West Coast Main Line over Shap. Terminating trains from the Blackburn direction run empty up to Horrocksford Junction to the north (where the Ribble Cement factory branch diverges from the main line) and use the crossover there to reverse and change lines prior to returning to the station.
The station has since become an award-winning bus and train transport interchange. The bus station, known as the Clitheroe Interchange, is the terminus for bus connections bringing passengers from towns and villages in the Ribble Valley area to the train service to Blackburn and Manchester.
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