Atherton railway station
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| Atherton | |||
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Atherton | ||
| Local authority | Wigan | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | ATN | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | |||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.200 million | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | Greater Manchester | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Atherton (source) | |||
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Atherton railway station serves the town of Atherton, Greater Manchester formerly in Lancashire. The town is also served by a station named Hag Fold. The station is 19 km (11¾ miles) north west of Manchester Victoria on the Manchester-Southport Line.
Atherton (according to Strategic Rail Authority figures of 2004/5) is the busiest station (save for Salford Crescent) on the line between Manchester Victoria and Wigan (via Atherton).
Atherton is the nearest station to Leigh (Greater Manchester) one of the largest towns in Britain without its own railway station. The present Atherton station was originally named Atherton Central (although in fact it lies some distance from the centre of the town) to differentiate it from Atherton Bag Lane (on the line from Bolton Great Moor Street to Kenyon Junction) which was closed in 1954 http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/. Atherton was also served by a station at Howe Bridge on the line between Wigan North Western and Manchester Exchange.
[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 Atherton railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Atherton railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hag Fold | Northern Rail (Manchester-Southport Line) |
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