Hag Fold railway station
Hag Fold railway station is one of the local stations that lie on the Atherton line, between Wigan and Manchester, England. The station is located 13 miles (20 km) west of Manchester Victoria with regular Northern Trains services to these towns as well as Salford, Swinton, Walkden and Hindley.
Hag Fold | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Atherton, Wigan England |
| Grid reference | SD673042 |
| Managed by | Northern Trains |
| Transit authority | Transport for Greater Manchester |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | HGF |
| Classification | DfT category E |
| History | |
| Opened | 11 May 1987 |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 44,888 |
| 2019/20 | 48,138 |
| 2020/21 | 15,112 |
| 2021/22 | 46,894 |
| 2022/23 | 54,040 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
The station was built in 1987 by British Rail to serve the Hag Fold estate in Atherton, and is only staffed during the morning and lunchtime period (06:25 to 12:55, weekdays only). Improvement works to the station are planned, in order to replace the flimsy platforms which have begun to suffer from considerable wear and tear and vandalism.
There is step-free access to each platform via inclined ramps. Shelters, digital display screens and timetable poster boards are located on each side; there is also a P.A system provided to supply automated train running announcements.