Euxton Balshaw Lane railway station
Euxton Balshaw Lane 
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| Location | |
| Place | Euxton |
| Local authority | Chorley |
| Coordinates | 53°39′39″N 2°40′18″W / 53.6607°N 2.6718°WCoordinates: 53°39′39″N 2°40′18″W / 53.6607°N 2.6718°W |
| Grid reference | SD557184 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | EBA |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 61,342 |
| 2012/13 |
 58,158 |
| 2013/14 |
58,582 |
| 2014/15 |
64,792 |
| 2015/16 |
72,726 |
| History | |
| Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 2 September 1905 | Opened as Balshaw Lane and Euxton |
| 6 October 1969 | Closed |
| 15 December 1997 | Reopened as Euxton Balshaw Lane |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Euxton Balshaw Lane from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Euxton Balshaw Lane is one of two railway stations situated in Euxton /ˈɛkstən/, Lancashire, England. It is a local station on the West Coast Main Line on the stretch between Wigan and Preston.
The railway line between Wigan and Preston was opened by the North Union Railway (NUR) on 31 October 1838, and among the original stations was one at Euxton, close to the Bay Horse public house on the south side of Euxton Lane. The NUR was split up in 1888, part of it (including Euxton station) becoming wholly owned by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR). Euxton station closed on 2 September 1895 at the behest of the Anderton Family.
A new station named Balshaw Lane and Euxton, between Coppull and Leyland and about 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) south of the original Euxton station, was opened by the LNWR on 2 September 1905.
Balshaw Lane & Euxton station was closed by British Rail on 6 October 1969 as part of the Beeching review of the UK railway network.
Euxton also had a station at the Royal Ordnance Factory site, ROF Chorley, on the Preston to Manchester line which opened along with the factory in the 1930s; the station was named 'ROF Halt' and closed in 1965.
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