Blackrod railway station

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Blackrod
Blackrod railway station, seen prior to the completion of refurbishment and electrification works
General information
Location	Blackrod, Bolton England
Coordinates	53°35′28″N 2°34′12″W / 53.591°N 2.570°W / 53.591; -2.570
Grid reference	SD623106
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BLK
Classification	DfT category F1
Passengers
2018/19	0.564 million
2019/20	0.606 million
2020/21	51,754
2021/22	0.132 million
2022/23	0.154 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Blackrod railway station serves the towns of Blackrod and Horwich, Greater Manchester, England. It is 6.5 miles (10 km ) north west of Bolton railway station. It is just 1+1⁄4 miles (2.0 km) from the town centre of Horwich - closer than Horwich Parkway station.

It lies on the Manchester-Preston Line and is served by Northern Trains, who run express trains from Manchester Airport to Blackpool North. Despite its high passenger usage and the recent refurbishment (see below) the station is currently unstaffed. A drop in passenger usage in the year 2017/18 is largely due to industrial action and engineering works with the drop in the year 2020/21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and reduced timetable.