Blackburn of Blackburn, to a point close to the village of Lostock Hall near Preston, about to the west. Junction six of the motorway is located at the eastern edge of Blackburn, near the Intack area; junctions five and four are located to the south, near the village of Guide and the Lower Darwen area respectively; and junction three is located at the south-western edge of the town, close to the Feniscowles area. The M65 links Blackburn to the national motorway network, connecting to junction nine of the M61 and junction 29 of the M6. Other major roads in and around
Accrington railway station uses a rainwater harvesting system, photovoltaic cells and solar hot water generation panels on the new tower. There is an hourly service from Accrington to (westbound) and Leeds/York (eastbound) on the Caldervale Line. This now also runs hourly on Sundays since the May 2009 timetable change, though it was suspended beyond Burnley (with a replacement bus connection to/from Hebden Bridge) due to ongoing engineering work at Holme Tunnel between November 2013 and late March 2014. These call at Blackburn and Preston westbound and Burnley Manchester Road, Hebden Bridge, Halifax, Bradford Interchange, New Pudsey and Leeds eastbound. Through trains to restarted