Nelson railway station
[1][2] It was named after the Nelson Inn at Marsden, the public house adjacent to the station.The station originally had an island platform configuration, but only the westbound face is now used following the singling of the track southwards to Rose Grove in December 1986.The station is still staffed on a part-time basis (Mon-Sat mornings and afternoons), with the local Tourist Information office located here.On Mondays to Saturdays, there is an hourly service from Nelson towards Burnley Central, Accrington, Blackburn and Preston (westbound) and to Colne (eastbound).There is a two-hourly service in each direction on Sundays, with through running to Blackpool South westbound.