Clitheroe Interchange
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Clitheroe Interchange is the main transport interchange in the market town of Clitheroe
Clitheroe
Clitheroe is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. It is 1½ miles from the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for tourists in the area. It has a population of 14,697...

 and the Ribble Valley
Ribble Valley
Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Clitheroe. Other places include Whalley, Longridge and Ribchester. The area is so called due to the River Ribble which flows in its final stages...

 district in Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It consists of several bus stops, Clitheroe railway station
Clitheroe railway station
Clitheroe railway station serves the town of Clitheroe in Lancashire, England. The station is the northern terminus of the Ribble Valley Line operated by Northern Rail and is north of Blackburn. The station forms part of the multi-award winning Clitheroe Interchange.- History :The original station...

 and a coach parking space. It is operated and maintained by Lancashire County Council
Lancashire County Council
Lancashire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. It currently consists of 84 councillors, and is controlled by the Conservative Party, who won control of the council in the local council elections in June 2009, ending 28 years of...

. All trains are run by Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...

.

Location

The interchange is located in the southern half of Clitheroe
Clitheroe
Clitheroe is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. It is 1½ miles from the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for tourists in the area. It has a population of 14,697...

, near the town centre. It is near the platform gallery, Maxwell's restaurant, Dawsons department store, the Inn at the Station and Booths
Booths
Booths is a chain of supermarkets in Northern England. Most of its branches are located in Lancashire, but there are also branches in Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. Booths is targeted at the middle class market and competes on quality as opposed to just...

 supermarket.

Bus services

Bus Services are operated by:

Transdev
Transdev
Transdev was a major international public transport group based in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France and operating in several countries. Originally created as Société centrale pour l'équipement du territoire in 1955 and developing transportation activities since 1973, Transdev was a subsidiary...

 Lancashire United
Lancashire United
Transdev Lancashire United is an English bus operator, running mainly in and around the boroughs of Blackburn, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley. The company was founded in April 2001 following the buyout of Stagecoach Ribble by Blazefield Holdings and has since overcome other operators...

, Transdev
Transdev
Transdev was a major international public transport group based in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France and operating in several countries. Originally created as Société centrale pour l'équipement du territoire in 1955 and developing transportation activities since 1973, Transdev was a subsidiary...

 Burnley & Pendle
Burnley & Pendle
Transdev Burnley & Pendle is a bus operator running within the boroughs of Burnley and Pendle, and into the surrounding areas including Accrington, Keighley and the high profile express service to Manchester...

, Tyrer Bus, M&M Coaches & Holmeswood Coaches
Services Operated By Transdev
Transdev
Transdev was a major international public transport group based in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France and operating in several countries. Originally created as Société centrale pour l'équipement du territoire in 1955 and developing transportation activities since 1973, Transdev was a subsidiary...

 Lancashire United
Lancashire United
Transdev Lancashire United is an English bus operator, running mainly in and around the boroughs of Blackburn, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley. The company was founded in April 2001 following the buyout of Stagecoach Ribble by Blazefield Holdings and has since overcome other operators...

:
  • Route 225 .... Clitheroe - Whalley
    Whalley
    Whalley is a large village in the Ribble Valley on the banks of the River Calder in Lancashire, England. It is overlooked by Whalley Nab, a large picturesque wooded hill over the river from the village....

     - Blackburn - Darwen
    Darwen
    Darwen is a market town and civil parish located within Lancashire, England. Along with its northerly neighbour, Blackburn, it forms the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen — a unitary authority area...

     - Bolton
    Bolton
    Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...

  • Ribble Valley Express 280 .... Skipton
    Skipton
    Skipton is a market town and civil parish within the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located along the course of both the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the River Aire, on the south side of the Yorkshire Dales, northwest of Bradford and west of York...

     - Barnoldswick
    Barnoldswick
    Barnoldswick is a town and civil parish within the West Craven area of the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England just outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town is built in the shadow of Weets Hill, and Stock Beck, a...

     - Clitheroe - Whalley - Mellor
    Mellor, Lancashire
    Mellor is a village situated in the Borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. It is reasonably large in size for a village, with two churches, one Church of England Parish Church and one Methodist, as well as a primary school, three public houses and a hotel...

     - Preston
  • Ribble Valley Express X80 .... Skipton - West Marton
    West Marton
    West Marton is a village in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of the market town of Skipton and is on the A59 road.Together with East Marton it forms the civil parish of Martons Both....

     - Clitheroe - Whalley - Mellor - Preston
  • Route 231 .... Clitheroe - Whalley - Great Harwood - Accrington
    Accrington
    Accrington is a town in Lancashire, within the borough of Hyndburn. It lies about east of Blackburn, west of Burnley, north of Manchester city centre and is situated on the mostly culverted River Hyndburn...

     (Saturday Only)


Routes Run by Other Operators:
  • The Mainline 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28 & 29 .... Clitheroe - Whalley - Padiham
    Padiham
    Padiham is a small town and civil parish on the River Calder, about west of Burnley and south of Pendle Hill, in Lancashire, England. It is part of the Borough of Burnley but also has its own town council with varied powers.-History:...

     - Burnley
    Burnley
    Burnley is a market town in the Burnley borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun....

     - Nelson
    Nelson, Lancashire
    Nelson is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, with a population of 28,998 in 2001. It lies 4 miles north of Burnley on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal....

     - Colne
    Colne
    Colne is the second largest town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, with a population of 20,118. It lies at the eastern end of the M65, 6 miles north-east of Burnley, with Nelson immediately adjacent, in the Aire Gap with two main roads leading into the Yorkshire...

     (Transdev Burnley & Pendle
    Burnley & Pendle
    Transdev Burnley & Pendle is a bus operator running within the boroughs of Burnley and Pendle, and into the surrounding areas including Accrington, Keighley and the high profile express service to Manchester...

    )
  • Route 231 .... Clitheroe - Whalley - Great Harwood - Accrington
    Accrington
    Accrington is a town in Lancashire, within the borough of Hyndburn. It lies about east of Blackburn, west of Burnley, north of Manchester city centre and is situated on the mostly culverted River Hyndburn...

     (Mon - Fri) (M&M Coaches)
  • Route 241 .... Clitheroe - Whalley - Great Harwood
    Great Harwood
    Great Harwood is a small town in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England, north-east of Blackburn.-History:Great Harwood is a town with a industrial heritage. The Mercer Hall Leisure Centre in Queen Street and the town clock pay tribute to John Mercer , the 'father' of Great Harwood, who...

     - Rishton - Clayton-le-Moors
    Clayton-le-Moors
    Clayton-le-Moors is a township in Hyndburn in Lancashire, England. The town is locally referred to as 'Clayton'. To the west lies Rishton, to the north Great Harwood, and two miles to the south, Accrington. Clayton-le-Moors is situated on the A680 road alongside the M65 motorway.-Description:It is...

     - Accrington
    Accrington
    Accrington is a town in Lancashire, within the borough of Hyndburn. It lies about east of Blackburn, west of Burnley, north of Manchester city centre and is situated on the mostly culverted River Hyndburn...

     - Oswaldtwistle - Royal Blackburn Hospital (Not Sunday)(Holmeswood Coaches)
  • Bowland Transit B10/B11 .... Clitheroe - Slaidburn
    Slaidburn
    Slaidburn is a village and civil parish within the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England. With a population in 2001 of just under 300, it covers just over 5000 acres of the Forest of Bowland...

     circulars (Tyrer Bus)
  • Bowland Transit B12 .... Clitheroe - Chipping
    Chipping, Lancashire
    Chipping is a village and civil parish of the borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,046....

     - Garstang
    Garstang
    Garstang is a town and civil parish within the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England. It is ten miles north-northwest of the city of Preston and eleven miles south of Lancaster, and had a total resident population of 4,074 in 2001....

  • Pendle Witch Hopper 71/72, P70/P71
  • Route 71 Nelson - Barroford - Newchurch - Barley - Downham - Chatburn - West Bradford - Waddington - Clitheroe (Sunday only. Continues back to Nelson as Service 72)
  • Route 72 Clitheroe - Pendleton - Sabden - Burnley - Nelson (Transdev Burnley & Pendle
    Burnley & Pendle
    Transdev Burnley & Pendle is a bus operator running within the boroughs of Burnley and Pendle, and into the surrounding areas including Accrington, Keighley and the high profile express service to Manchester...

    )
  • Routes P70/P71 .... Nelson - Blacko
    Blacko
    Blacko is a village and civil parish within the Pendle district of Lancashire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 595.The village is on the old turnpike road to Gisburn...

     - Barley - Downham - Chatburn - Clitheroe (Mon-Sat) (Tyrer Bus)
  • Route 5 .... Longridge
    Longridge
    Longridge is a small town and civil parish in the borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. It is situated north-east of the city of Preston, at the western end of Longridge Fell, a long ridge above the River Ribble. Its nearest neighbours are Grimsargh and the Roman town of Ribchester , ...

     - Ribchester
    Ribchester
    Ribchester is a village and civil parish within the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Ribble, northwest of Blackburn and east of Preston.The village has a long history with evidence of Bronze Age beginnings...

     - Clitheroe (Holmeswood Coaches)
  • Route C1 .... Low Moor
    Low Moor, Lancashire
    Low Moor is a district of the town of Clitheroe, located in Lancashire, England.It has a local club called the Low Moor Reading Room and Club with two snooker tables, one pool table, one dartboard, a few slot machines and much more. Some of the residents of Clitheroe and Low Moor come here to...

     - Clitheroe - Peel Park (Tyrer Bus/ Holmeswood Coaches)
  • Route C2 .... Clitheroe - Low Moor - Chatburn
    Chatburn
    Chatburn is a village located in the Ribble Valley, East Lancashire, England. It is situated in a hollow between two ridges north-east of Clitheroe, just off the A59 road. It lies near Pendle Hill, which is to the east of the village. The River Ribble flows to the west of the town...

     - Sawley - Grindelton (Holmeswood Coaches)
  • Route C4 .... Clitheroe - Peel Park (Mon - Sat Circular) (Holmeswood Coaches)
  • Route C5/C15 .... Clitheroe - West Bradford & Waddington Circulars(Holmeswood Coaches)
  • Route C25 .... Clitheroe - Whalley - Brockhall
    Brockhall, Lancashire
    Brockhall is a village in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire and home to the training facilities for Blackburn Rovers F.C. The village is in the civil parish of Billington and Langho...

     - Copster Green - Blackburn (Mon - Sat) (Holmeswood Coaches)

Other information

The interchange has its own tourist information and ticket office. The building has been extended many times over its lifetime. It is staffed regularly, even on Sundays.

Awards

The interchange has had many awards during its lifespan. It has received:
  • The bus country awards, first for infrastructure and second for bus in the countryside
  • National Rail
    National Rail
    National Rail is a title used by the Association of Train Operating Companies as a generic term to define the passenger rail services operated in Great Britain...

    awards, first for integrated transport
  • Royal Town Planning Institute, first for rural integrated transport project

External links

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