Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Burnley Manchester Road had 507,364 entries and exits, making it the 773rd most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
It ranked 634th busiest (out of 997), with 455 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 1390.04 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 21.44 passengers per service*, giving it the 436th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 1411.27 passengers passing through the station and 22.1 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 156,962
Reduced price entries & exits: 311,664
Season ticket entries & exits: 38,738
Total entries & exits: 507,364
Interchanges made between connecting services: 7,748
Change in usage from 21/22:
+85,756 : 20.34%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
| Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
| 1 | 99 | 359 | |
| 2 | 99 | 359 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
| Table | Description | Timetable |
| 058 | Preston - Blackburn - Burnley - Colne & Manchester | Oct24 |
| 096 | Manchester, Blackpool & Preston - Hebden Bridge - Leeds | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +388,442 (+326.64%)
Reasons for change:
2014-15 Likely increase in demand following fall the previous year due to closure of Holme Tunnel2015-16 Blackburn/Burnley/Manchester route re-established at May '15 timetable change2016-17 Continued increase due to Blackburn/Burnley/Manchester route, re-established May 20152019-20 Recovery from strikes and disruption in 2018
Location Details
Location: Burnley Manchester Road
CRS: BYM / NLC: 2549 / TIPLOC(S): BURNMR
Station Facility Owner: Northern Trains
OS Grid Ref: 383668 432126
Constituency: Burnley
Local Authority: Lancashire
NR Region: North West
ELR: FHR6 21m 63ch
CRS: BYM / NLC: 2549 / TIPLOC(S): BURNMR
Station Facility Owner: Northern Trains
OS Grid Ref: 383668 432126
Constituency: Burnley
Local Authority: Lancashire
NR Region: North West
ELR: FHR6 21m 63ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Burnley Manchester Road during 2022/2023:
•Manchester Victoria (49,091 journeys)
•Preston (Lancs) (30,334 journeys)
•Leeds (23,520 journeys)
•Blackburn (18,541 journeys)
•Blackpool North (16,475 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Manchester Victoria (49,091 journeys)
•Preston (Lancs) (30,334 journeys)
•Leeds (23,520 journeys)
•Blackburn (18,541 journeys)
•Blackpool North (16,475 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Burnley Manchester Road's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.| Station | Miles |
| Hebden Bridge | 12.89 |
| Rose Grove | 1.25 |
| Todmorden | 9.27 |