Station Overview - Blackburn

 Blackburn 

Station Usage
In 2021/2022, Blackburn had 1,065,362 entries and exits, making it the 347th most used station in Great Britain.
347/2554
It was the 298th busiest station with 1,033 scheduled services per week
298/953
That's a daily average of 2,918.80 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 19.83 passengers per service, giving it the 377th highest passenger to service ratio.
377/1582
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.
Usage Stats in Detail
Full price entries & exits: 220,954
Reduced price entries & exits: 716,600
Season ticket entries & exits: 127,808
Interchanges made between connecting services: 62,210
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +672,188 : 170.96%
Platform Lengths
Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1217789Bi-directional
2225818Bi-directional
372261Bay to Preston
4100363Bi-directional

*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2021 (Nov 2019)

Timetables
TableRoute
58 Preston - Blackburn - Burnley - Colne & Manchester
79 Clitheroe - Blackburn - Bolton & Manchester
96 Manchester, Blackpool & Preston - Hebden Bridge - Leeds

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Current Service Pattern
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Mon 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 8 8 6 8 8 7 7 6 8 8 10 8 5 8 7 8 9 140
Tue 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 8 8 6 8 8 7 7 6 8 8 10 8 5 8 7 8 9 143
Wed 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 8 8 6 8 8 7 7 6 8 8 10 8 5 8 7 8 9 143
Thu 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 8 8 6 8 8 7 7 6 8 8 10 8 5 8 7 8 9 143
Fri 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 8 8 6 8 8 7 7 6 8 8 10 8 5 8 7 8 9 143
Sat 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 8 8 6 7 7 8 8 5 7 8 8 8 5 8 8 5 8 136
Sun 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 7 7 9 6 8 7 8 6 9 5 8 6 8 4 114
Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.
Other service patterns:
Location Details
Location: Blackburn
CRS: BBN / NLC: 2737 / TIPLOC: BLKB
Station Facility Owner: Northern Trains
OS Grid Ref: 368500 427900
Region: North West
Local Authority: Blackburn with Darwen
ELR(s): FHR4 10m 41ch
Station Usage History
Line Chart
1997-1998: 829,758
1998-1999: 777,119 (-52,639 : -6.34%)
1999-2000: 822,041 (+44,922 : 5.78%)
2000-2001: 823,119 (+1,078 : 0.13%)
2001-2002: 805,586 (-17,533 : -2.13%)
2002-2003: 781,561 (-24,025 : -2.98%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 930,144 (+148,583 : 19.01%)
2005-2006: 982,355 (+52,211 : 5.61%)
2006-2007: 1,051,142 (+68,787 : 7.00%)
2007-2008: 1,132,415 (+81,273 : 7.73%)
2008-2009: 1,162,930 (+30,515 : 2.69%)
2009-2010: 1,184,162 (+21,232 : 1.83%)
2010-2011: 1,254,980 (+70,818 : 5.98%)
2011-2012: 1,370,600 (+115,620 : 9.21%)
2012-2013: 1,384,360 (+13,760 : 1.00%)
2013-2014: 1,332,672 (-51,688 : -3.73%)
2014-2015: 1,264,374 (-68,298 : -5.12%)
2015-2016: 1,159,802 (-104,572 : -8.27%)
2016-2017: 1,277,930 (+118,128 : 10.19%)
2017-2018: 1,258,172 (-19,758 : -1.55%)
2018-2019: 1,200,186 (-57,986 : -4.61%)
2019-2020: 1,323,216 (+123,030 : 10.25%)
2020-2021: 393,174 (-930,042 : -70.29%)
2021-2022: 1,065,362 (+672,188 : 170.96%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +493,458 (+59.47%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +235,604 (+28.39%)
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