| Walkden | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Walkden |
| Local authority | Salford |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WKD |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 129,470 |
| 2005/06 * | 151,113 |
| 2006/07 * | 156,771 |
| 2007/08 * | 162,130 |
| 2008/09 * | 228,556 |
| 2009/10 * | 238,940 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Greater Manchester |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Walkden from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Walkden railway station is one of the principal stations that lie on the Atherton line, between Wigan and Manchester. The station is located 8¼ miles (13 km) west of Manchester Victoria with regular Northern Rail services to these towns as well as Salford, Swinton and Hindley. It was opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
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 the London and North Western Railway's Walkden Low Level station(on the line from Manchester Exchange to Bolton Great Moor Street, which was closed to passengers in 1954).[1] Latest figures indicate that over 220,000 passengers use the station annually.[2] In February 2007 the Friends of Walkden Station community volunteer group was founded to campaign for improvements to the station's facilities and services.
Monday to Saturday daytimes, two trains per hour go southbound to Manchester Victoria and two per hour towards Wigan Wallgate (hourly onwards to Southport and Kirkby respectively) northbound.
In the evenings there is an hourly service in each direction to Manchester Victoria and Wigan.
A normal Saturday service or modified Monday to Friday service operates on most Bank Holidays
On 18 December 2009 the GMPTE voted to approve funding for a one-year trial of Sunday trains from Walkden, starting on 23 May 2010.[3] The new Sunday service consists of hourly trains to Manchester Victoria at 36 minutes past each hour between 09:36 and 17:36 hours, and return departures from Manchester Victoria at 12 minutes past each hour between 10:12 and 18:12 hours. Sunday departures to Wigan Wallgate are at 30 minutes past each hour between 10:30 and 18:30 hours; trains from Wigan Wallgate are at 17 minutes past each hour between 09:17 and 17:17 hours.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton | Northern Rail Manchester-Southport Line Mondays-Sundays |
Moorside | ||
| Atherton | Northern Rail Manchester-Kirkby Mondays-Sundays |
Moorside | ||