Burnley Manchester Road station is one of several stations serving the town of Burnley, but was closed in 1961, only to be reopened 25 years later in 1986. Now the station is changing again, with a new station building and planned direct services to Manchester Victoria.
Manchester Road crosses the line to the west of the station. Here we look east at the station, with platform 1 on the left and platform 2 (with its new building) on the right:
From the bridge a ramp leads down to platform 1. At the top is a sign of things to come:
Looking down the ramp towards platform 1, for westbound trains:
On platform 1 which is still a wooden platform:
It dates from 1986 along with this plaque marking the 1986 reopening:
Looking east from the end of platform 1:
Platform 2 opposite is dominated by the new station building, still currently fenced off and out of use. At the moment passenger facilities are still restricted to a shelter and benches:
The fenced-off platform-facing side of the new station building:
A pedestrian ramp leads down from Manchester Road to the station building and platform 2:
The station building seen from the bridge over the line:
The side of the station building with the entrance to platform 2 on the left:
The front of the station building from the new car park:
Gate posts at the exit from the car park:
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