Bolton Interchange

Bolton
General information
Location	Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton England
Coordinates	53°34′23″N 2°25′30″W / 53.573°N 2.425°W / 53.573; -2.425
Grid reference	SD719086
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	5
Train operators	Northern Trains TransPennine Express
Other information
Station code	BON
Classification	DfT category C1
History
Opened	1838
Passengers
2018/19	3.074 million
Interchange	0.312 million
2019/20	3.262 million
Interchange	0.425 million
2020/21	0.866 million
Interchange	91,085
2021/22	2.344 million
Interchange	0.264 million
2022/23	2.499 million
Interchange	0.423 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Bolton Interchange is a transport interchange combining Bolton railway station and Bolton Bus Station in the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England.^[1] The station is located on the Manchester to Preston line and the Ribble Valley line, and is managed by Northern Trains. The station is 11+1⁄4 miles (18.1 km) north west of Manchester Piccadilly. Ticket gates have been in operation at the station since 2016.

The railway station was originally named Bolton Trinity Street to differentiate it from nearby Bolton Great Moor Street station which closed in 1954.^[2] The station was also known as "Bridgeman Street Station" and "Bradford Square Station".^[3]

From the railway station, there are frequent local and semifast services to Manchester Victoria, Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly, Clitheroe via Blackburn, Wigan Wallgate, Blackpool North and Barrow-in-Furness (4 trains per day terminate at Windermere). Services operating to Victoria and Piccadilly operate through and terminate at other regional stations, such as Manchester Airport and Stalybridge. Most TransPennine Express services between Manchester Airport and Glasgow/Edinburgh stop at Bolton, with services pick-up only towards Preston and set-down only towards Manchester.

The entrance and ticket office are at street level, at which there is a footbridge to the bus station and the taxi rank (Which is located outside the entrance). A walkway leads to the platforms which are in a cutting. Platform 1 and 3 has a buffet and a large waiting room and toilets. Platform 4 and 5 has a small waiting room with toilets. The original main station building was demolished in the 1980s, but the Victorian buildings survive on the platforms. The clock tower was dismantled and rebuilt next to the new station.