Hindley railway station
Hindley railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Hindley in Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Manchester to Southport line, west of where the route branches to use either the Atherton line or the Eastern Branch line via Westhoughton, Lostock and Bolton.
Hindley | |
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Hindley railway station in 2015 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Hindley, Wigan England |
| Coordinates | 53.5424°N 2.5750°W |
| Grid reference | SD619052 |
| Managed by | Northern Trains |
| Transit authority | Greater Manchester |
| Platforms | 2 (in use) |
| Other information | |
| Station code | HIN |
| Classification | DfT category E |
| History | |
| Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 20 November 1848 | Opened as Hindley |
| 1 July 1950 | Renamed Hindley North |
| 6 May 1968 | Renamed Hindley |
| 13 March 2023 | Services suspended |
| 14 July 2023 | Services resumed |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 0.295 million |
| Interchange | 100,359 |
| 2019/20 | 0.340 million |
| Interchange | 36,338 |
| 2020/21 | 71,492 |
| Interchange | 12,462 |
| 2021/22 | 0.206 million |
| Interchange | 28,737 |
| 2022/23 | 0.203 million |
| Interchange | 26,642 |
| Location | |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
The station is located 14 miles (23 km) west of Manchester Victoria with regular Northern Trains services to these towns as well as Salford, Swinton and Walkden, with onward trains to Kirkby and Southport.
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