Horwich Parkway railway station

Horwich Parkway
Horwich Parkway seen prior to electrification
General information
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
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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. It has digital information displays.

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 Toughsheet Community Stadium, home of Bolton Wanderers F.C..

On 1 February 2021, management of the station was transferred from Northern Trains to Transport for Greater Manchester.

Passengers visiting Horwich should be aware that the town centre of Horwich is much closer (1¼ miles) to Blackrod, the next station on the line. Frequent direct bus services operate from Blackrod to Horwich town centre.^[1]