Horwich Parkway railway station
Railway station in Greater Manchester, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Horwich Parkway is a railway station serving the town of Horwich and suburb of Middlebrook in Greater Manchester, England. The station is 16+1⁄4 miles (26.2 km) north west of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester to Preston 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.
General information | |||||
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Location | Horwich, Bolton England | ||||
Grid reference | SD643091 | ||||
Managed by | Transport for Greater Manchester | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | HWI | ||||
Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Railtrack | ||||
Key dates | |||||
2 July 1999 (1999-07-02) | Station opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.580 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.673 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.104 million | ||||
2021/22 | 0.390 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.447 million | ||||
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Rail services are operated by Northern Trains. Horwich Parkway opened on 2 July 1999. It is the only railway station owned and managed by TfGM. 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 University of Bolton Stadium, home of Bolton Wanderers F.C. and the Middlebrook shopping, leisure and business complex.
On 1 February 2021, management of the station was transferred from Northern Trains to Transport for Greater Manchester.