Transport in Preston Transport in Preston Preston is a city in Lancashire, around North-west of Manchester. The Preston By-pass was the first part of the M6 Motorway, the longest motorway in the country. It was made a motorway in 1958, being the first motorway in the United Kingdom. It is now the stretch between Junction 29 (A6 and M65, Bamber Bridge) and Junction 1 of the M55 (A6 Preston North), with four intermediate junctions – J30, J31, J31A and J32. The other motorway within the city is the M55 (Preston - Blackpool), and it is also served by the M65 (Preston - East
Burnley Central railway station line passes above the centre of the town on Bank Top viaduct as it heads towards Gannow Junction. Despite the cutbacks, the station was rebuilt in 1965, with the ground floor at street level and the first floor at platform level, providing a booking hall, toilets, waiting rooms, stationmaster's office, parcels office and left luggage office. On weekdays, there is an hourly service from Burnley Central to Colne (eastbound) and Preston (westbound). Northern now runs an hourly Sunday service each way, after taking over operations in April 2016. Burnley Central railway station Burnley Central railway station is a station in