the Lostock Hall area had become considerable and so on 14 May 1984 a new station was opened on the opposite side of the Watkin Lane bridge by British Rail with financial backing from Lancashire County Council. The new facility was (and still is) quite basic – there are waiting shelters, a long-line P.A system & passenger information screens on each concrete platform. Step-free access is available to both platforms. As of January 2018 along with other stations on this line, a modern touch screen ticket machine was added to the Station. Services Monday to Saturdays, there is an hourly service from Lostock Hall towards Preston westbound and Blackburn, Burnley and Colne eastbound. There is a two-hourly service in each direction on Sundays, with through running to . In addition there are two additional morning peak services from & to Preston that call here, and one extra service in the evening in the opposite direction to Blackburn and York. Direct bus services between Chorley, Leyland and Preston and beyond run through Lostock Hall on a much more frequent service. Notes References External links Lostock Hall MPD (engine shed) Railscot - Lostock Hall Railway stations in South Ribble DfT Category F2 stations Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1846 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1969 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1984 Northern franchise railway stations Railway depots in England