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Chorley Interchange is a bus station located in the town of Chorley, Lancashire, England. The current station is adjacent to the Chorley railway station, which replaced the demolished structure in 2003. [2] It is owned by Lancashire County Council and operated by Stagecoach in Chorley. [3][4]
Chorley Interchange | |||||
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| File:Stagecoach Gold 125 Enviro 400 at Chorley.jpg A Stagecoach Gold Alexander Dennis Enviro 400, departing Chorley Interchange on Route 125 in December 2015 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Clifford Street, Chorley Chorley | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°39′10″N 2°37′42″W / 53.6528°N 2.6282°W | ||||
| Operated by | Stagecoach in Chorley | ||||
| Bus stands | 15 | ||||
| Bus operators | Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire, Arriva North West, Blackburn Bus Company, Holmeswood Coaches and Tyrers Coaches | ||||
| Connections | Chorley railway station (adjacent) | ||||
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| Website | http://www.stagecoachbus.com/merseyside | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | February 2003[1] | ||||
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The Interchange was opened in February 2003 and cost £3 million. This facility features an enclosed passenger waiting area, travel and tourist information, a coffee shop, and a taxi rank. [5] The Interchange no longer has an electronic destination display for either bus and rail services.
Bus services and stops
The majority of services that serve Chorley Interchange are run by Stagecoach in Chorley. The remainder of the services are operated by Arriva North West, Blackburn Bus Company, and, to a lesser extent, Holmeswood Coaches and Tyrers of Adlington.
Buses go from Chorley to Blackburn, Bolton, Leyland, Manchester, Ormskirk, Preston, and Southport, along with several local services previously branded as Network Chorley.
The bus services are as follows:
- STAND A*
- STAND B*
- STAND C* 2/2A Blackburn via Brinscall and Wheelton
- STAND D* 117 Bolton Street, Redbank and Harrison Road and 118 Lower Burgh Way via Collingwood Road and Eaves Green Road
- STAND E* 125 Preston Bus Station & Royal Preston Hospital via Clayton Brook, Walton Summit, Bamber Bridge and Fulwood and 125M & 125C Myerscough College via Lower Burgh, Chorley, Clayton Brook, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Fulwood and Broughton College students only and term time only
- STAND G* 109 Preston via Euxton, Buckshaw Village, Leyland, Woodsman and Lostock Hall
- STAND H* 119 Tyrers Coaches Preston and 119 Stagecoach Astley Village via Chorley Hospital Monday - Saturday evening and Sunday all day 119 Tyrers Coaches Preston, Astley Village, Chorley Hospital, Buckshaw Village, Bent Bridge, Towngate, Broadfield, Farington Moss, Whittestake, Penwortham and Broadgate
114 Towngate Tesco via Whittle-Le-Woods, Clayton Brook, Clayton Green, and Clayton-Le-Woods
- STAND J* 109A Preston via Buckshaw Village
- STAND L* 347 Southport via Gillibrands Park, Charnock Richard, Mawdesley, Rufford, Mere Brow, Banks, Crossens and Churchtown
337 Ormskirk via Gillibrand, Charnock Richard, Eccleston, Croston, Parbold and Burs Cough
Train services
Chorley Interchange is served by trains operated by Northern Trains Limited. Northern Trains Limited runs services to Blackpool North, Preston, Bolton, Manchester (Piccadilly and Victoria), Stockport, Hazel Grove, and Manchester Airport.
References
- ^ "Train Services - Interchanges". Lancashire County Council. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ "Station demolition will start 'in weeks'". Chorley Guardian. Johnston Publishing. 28 May 2003. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ Jacobs, Bill (13 March 2017). "Bus station U-turn will cost county £1.5million in lost fees from Accrington, Nelson, Chorley and Preston". Lancashire Telegraph. Newsquest. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Stagecoach Group". www.stagecoachgroup.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Bus Services - Chorley Interchange". Lancashire County Council. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2011.