Rose Grove potential?

[VTPreston_Tez]

I was wondering about the Rose Grove station in the suburbs of Burnley. Trains from Leeds and York rocket through the station with no announcement (but there's Celia(?) on all the other announcements) and I was amazed at how busy it was. Could there be potential for York services to make a call there, or any form of service to call there? Beats the buses that are called 142s and the rare 150 that can be seen calling there!

 

[MidnightFlyer]

It used to be a call on the Roses Link (Blackpool North-York) when it restarted in 1984. However Burnley Manchester Rd reopened in 1986 (having closed when the old service ceased in the 1960s) and replaced Rose Grove as the Burnley stop on the service. I don't think there is any point whatsoever in services calling at both, and with the Todmorden Curve reopening, BYM is likely to grow significantly. Don't forgot however that with the Curve's reopen ing Rose Grove may also see more servcies.

 

[Lampshade]

The problem is the only real interchange point in East Lancashire is Accrington, unless you count a trek across Burnley.

Post-Todmorden chord they should switch the stop on the York service to Rose Grove and stop the Todmorden/Rochdale services at BYM.

 

[MidnightFlyer]

The problem is the only real interchange point in East Lancashire is Accrington, unless you count a trek across Burnley.

Post-Todmorden chord they should switch the stop on the York service to Rose Grove and stop the Todmorden/Rochdale services at BYM.

The plan is to terminate the Todmorden Curve services to Blackburn. I don't really see the benefit in dropping Burnley Manchester Rd from the York services, it means that Burnley in essence loses its service unless you wish to venture about 1.5 miles out of Burnley town centre. You also need to ensure that you get decent connections at Rose Grove (ex-Colne / to York etc). Further, curtailing the Curve services at BYM leaves you with no possible services along it to Accrington etc, effectively destroying a lot of its business case!

I would personally keep it as now, and stop the Curve services at Manchester Rd, Rose Grove and Accrington, then Blackburn.