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Location | Swinton, Salford England | ||||
Grid reference | SD777020 | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Transit authority | Greater Manchester | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | SNN | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 13 June 1887 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.142 million | ||||
2020/21 | 37,350 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.115 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.129 million | ||||
2023/24 | 0.154 million | ||||
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Swinton railway station serves the towns of Swinton and Pendlebury in the City of Salford,Greater Manchester,England. It is actually located in Pendlebury and not Swinton itself;the boundary between the two districts is about 40 yards further down Station Road (B5231),beyond the junction with Boundary Road and nearer the town centre. It opened,along with the line to passenger trains,in June 1887.
Swinton is on the Manchester to Southport Line. The station is located 5 miles 4 chains (8.1 km) north-west of Manchester Victoria, [1] There are regular Northern Trains services to destinations such as Wigan North Western,Wigan Wallgate,Kirkby,Blackburn and Leeds;these services stop at local towns such as Salford,Atherton and Hindley. Onward trains take passengers on to Southport,although occasional services are direct.
Although the station is in the City of Salford,rather than Manchester,the name Swinton (Manchester) is used by National Rail to refer to the station;this is to avoid confusion with Swinton railway station in South Yorkshire.
Swinton station has relatively basic facilities. For example,the ticket office is only open until 12:50 on weekdays and 13:50 on Saturdays;it is closed on Sundays. When closed,one must purchase tickets on board the train or on-line. A screen in the booking hall lists live departure times of the trains showing any delays or cancellations;screens are also now installed in the centre of the island platform,showing live train departure information to commuters waiting on the platforms.
An intercom unit is also installed on the platform which passengers can use in the event of an emergency or if they need help or information when the station is unstaffed. As the ticket office is at street level on the bridge above,and is connected to the platforms via a staircase,no step-free access is available for wheelchair or mobility-impaired users. [2]
Monday to Saturday daytimes,two trains per hour go eastbound towards Manchester Victoria and two per hour towards Wigan,both to Wigan Wallgate with one per hour extending to Kirkby westbound. [3]
Most Manchester trains continue through to Todmorden and Blackburn or Leeds via the Caldervale Line. Passengers for stations to Southport need to change at Wigan,as only a limited number run through on weekdays since the May 2019 timetable change.
The evening service is similar,though there are no trains to Kirkby after 19:00 and services mostly terminate at Wigan Wallgate with one late service terminating at Wigan North Western. On Sundays there is one per hour each way to Manchester Victoria and Blackburn and to Southport.
A normal service operates on most bank holidays.
During much of the 1970s,1980s,1990s and 2000s,there were no Sunday services serving Swinton. After several years of successful lobbying from passenger user groups and station friends' groups,Northern Rail introduced a 12-month trial Sunday service beginning on 23 May 2010 with the funding support from Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive.
The service still continues to operate in the spring 2021 timetable and is included in the new Northern franchise agreement that came into effect in April 2016.
Southport railway station serves the town of Southport,Merseyside,England. The station is the terminal of the electricified Southport branch of the Northern Line of the electric Merseyrail network and the diesel-operated Manchester-Southport Line. It is the fourth busiest station on the Merseyrail network. The station and services to Liverpool and Hunts Cross are operated by Merseyrail,with Manchester services operated by Northern Trains.
Wigan North Western railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town centre of Wigan,Greater Manchester,England.
Wigan Wallgate railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town centre of Wigan in Greater Manchester,England. The station serves two routes,the Manchester-Southport Line and the Manchester-Kirkby Line. It is 16 miles north-west of Manchester Victoria. The station is managed by Northern Trains,who operate all trains serving it.
Salford Crescent railway station is a railway station in Salford,Greater Manchester,England,opened by British Rail in 1987.
Pemberton railway station serves the Pemberton area of Wigan in Greater Manchester,England. It is on the Kirkby branch line from Wigan Wallgate.
Orrell railway station serves the Orrell area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan,Greater Manchester,England. It is a small two-platform commuter hub on the Kirkby branch line from Wigan.
Gathurst railway station is a two-platform railway station on the outskirts of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan,Greater Manchester,England. The station is on the Southport line 2+3⁄4 miles north west of Wigan Wallgate station. It is currently operated by Northern Trains.
Salford Central railway station is in the city of Salford,Greater Manchester,England,close to Spinningfields and Deansgate. It is served by trains to and from Manchester Victoria,towards Rochdale and Wigan Wallgate.
Todmorden railway station serves the town of Todmorden in West Yorkshire,England,originally on the Yorkshire and Lancashire border. It was built by the Manchester and Leeds Railway and is on the Calder Valley line 23 miles (37 km) west of Leeds and 17 miles (27 km) north-east of Manchester Victoria.
Rainford railway station is situated to the north of the village of Rainford,Merseyside,England. It is on the Kirkby branch line. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by Northern Trains.
Appley Bridge railway station serves the villages of Appley Bridge and Shevington,both in Metropolitan Borough of Wigan,Greater Manchester in England. The station is 4.4 miles (7 km) north-west of Wigan Wallgate on the Manchester-Southport Line. The station is in Lancashire,but it is supported by the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive and as such within the TfGM ticketing zone. It is operated by Northern Trains.
The Manchester–Southport line is a railway line in the north-west of England,operated by Northern Trains. It was originally built as the Manchester and Southport Railway. The section between Wigan and Salford is also known locally as the Atherton Line.
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.
Westhoughton railway station is one of the two stations which serve the town of Westhoughton,in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton,Greater Manchester,north-western England. The station is 15+1⁄2 miles (24.9 km) north west of Manchester Piccadilly.
Daisy Hill railway station serves the Daisy Hill area of Westhoughton,in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton,Greater Manchester,England.
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.
Atherton railway station serves the town of Atherton,Greater Manchester,England. It lies on the line between Wigan and Manchester on the Manchester to Southport Line;according to Office of Rail and Road figures,it is the third busiest station on the line after Manchester Victoria and Wigan Wallgate.
Walkden railway station serves the town of Walkden in City of Salford,Greater Manchester,England on the Manchester to Southport Line. The station is located 8+1⁄4 miles (13.3 km) north-west of Manchester with regular Northern Trains services to these towns as well as the city of Salford,Swinton and Hindley. It was opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Moorside railway station is a railway station serving the town of Wardley,Greater Manchester,England. The station stands on Moorside Road,close to the junction with Chorley Road (A6).
The Kirkby Branch Line is a branch railway line from Wigan to Headbolt Lane. The line's original route was from Liverpool to Bury and later the most northern of the Liverpool to Manchester lines. The line was split at Kirkby in 1977 with the western section forming a high frequency branch of the electrified Merseyrail Northern Line,also referred to as the Kirkby branch line. The Kirkby branch to Wigan remained a low frequency diesel operated service by Northern Trains from Headbolt Lane to Manchester.
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Moorside Line and station open | Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway | Pendlebury Line open, station closed |
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