Horwich Parkway railway station
Horwich Parkway  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Horwich |
| Local authority | Bolton |
| Grid reference | SD643091 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HWI |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.217 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.238 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.263 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.304 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.410 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.462 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.514 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.586 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.629 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.654 million |
| 2014/15 |
 0.616 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 2 July 1999 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Horwich Parkway from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Horwich Parkway is a railway station serving the town of Horwich and Middlebrook near Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. Located within the historic county of Lancashire the station is 16 1⁄4 miles (26.2 km) north west of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester to Preston commuter line. The station is close to Junction 6 of the M61 motorway which adds to its convenience as a park and ride railway station. It has digital information displays.
Rail services are operated by Northern. Horwich Parkway opened on 2 July 1999 and is the only railway station owned by TfGM although Northern Rail are contracted to operate it. A ticket office was built in 2007 and car parking provision has been expanded on several occasions. A wind turbine was built in 2012 and the station is powered by green energy. Horwich Parkway is the railway station for the Macron Stadium, home of Bolton Wanderers F.C. and the Middlebrook shopping, leisure and business complex.
Passengers visiting Horwich should be aware that the town centre of Horwich is much closer (1¼ miles) to Blackrod, the next station on the line, although it has fewer services, no ticket office and limited parking facilities.
Services
Northern: there is a half-hourly service Monday to Saturdays northbound to Barrow-in-Furness & Blackpool North and southbound to Bolton, with trains running alternately to Manchester Airport or Manchester Victoria. An hourly service continues onwards from Piccadilly to Hazel Grove.
On Sundays there are two trains per hour to Blackpool North and one per hour each to Manchester Airport and Manchester Victoria.
On certain Bolton Wanderers matchdays there are football specials.
See also
- Horwich railway station (town centre station, closed in 1966)
Further reading
- "Bolton's Horwich Parkway station work starts". RAIL. No. 346 (EMAP Apex Publications). 16–29 December 1998. p. 13. ISSN 0953-4563. OCLC 49953699.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Horwich Parkway railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Horwich Parkway railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Blackrod or Chorley |
Northern Manchester-Preston Line |
Lostock | ||
| Chorley or Blackrod |
Northern Manchester Airport - Preston |
Bolton or Lostock | ||
| Chorley | Northern Manchester Airport - Barrow-in-Furness/Windermere/Blackpool North |
Bolton | ||
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Coordinates: 53°34′41″N 2°32′24″W / 53.578°N 2.540°W