Walkden railway station
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| Walkden | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Walkden |
| Local authority | Salford |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WKD |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Greater Manchester |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
Walkden railway station serves Walkden, in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The station 8ΒΌ miles north west of Manchester Victoria on the Manchester-Southport Line.
One of the more popular stations on the line (according to Strategic Rail Authority figures), the station was formerly known as Walkden High Level to differentiate it from Walkden Low Level station (on the line from Manchester Exchange to Bolton Great Moor Street, which was closed to passengers in 1954)
http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/ (see Walkden Low Level)
[edit] Service
Monday to Saturday daytimes, two trains per hour go southbound towards Manchester Victoria and Rochdale and two per hour towards Wigan Wallgate (hourly onwards to Southport and Kirkby respectively) northbound.
Evenings there is an hourly service in each direction to Manchester Victoria and Wigan.
There is no service all day Sundays.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Walkden railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Walkden railway station from Multimap.com
[1] Photo by Keith Palin
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton | Northern Rail Manchester-Southport Line |
Moorside | ||
