Horwich Parkway railway station
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| Horwich Parkway | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Horwich | ||
| Local authority | Bolton | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | HWI | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2005/06 * | 0.238 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened July 2 1999 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Horwich Parkway from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Horwich Parkway is a railway station serving the town of Horwich and the western area of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. The station is 26 km (16¼ miles) north west of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester to Preston commuter line.
Rail services are operated by Northern Rail, who operate the station, and TransPennine Express. Horwich Parkway opened on July 2, 1999 and is the only railway station owned by GMPTE although Northern Rail are contracted to manage it.
Horwich Parkway is the station for the Reebok Stadium, home of Bolton Wanderers F.C., and the Middlebrook shopping and leisure complex.
Passengers visiting Horwich itself should be aware that the town centre of Horwich is in fact much closer to Blackrod, the next station on the line.
The station is close to Junction 6 of the M61 motorway which adds to its convenience as a park and ride railway station.
[edit] Services
There is generally a half-hourly service Monday to Saturday daytimes northbound to Preston and Blackpool North and southbound to Bolton and Manchester Piccadilly. An hourly service continues to either Manchester Airport or Buxton.
Evenings and Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction. (Evenings between Blackpool North and Manchester Airport and Sundays between Blackpool North and Buxton).
On certain Bolton Wanderers matchdays there are football specials.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Horwich Parkway railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Blackrod | Northern Rail (Manchester-Preston Line) |
Lostock | ||
| Chorley | TransPennine Express (Manchester-Preston Line) |
Lostock | ||
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