Hag Fold railway station

Hag Fold
National Rail
General information
LocationAtherton, Wigan
England
Grid referenceSD673042
Managed byNorthern Trains
Transit authorityTransport for Greater Manchester
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHGF
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened11 May 1987
Passengers
2018/19Increase 44,888
2019/20Increase 48,138
2020/21Decrease 15,112
2021/22Increase 46,894
2022/23Increase 54,040
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

The station was built in 1987 by British Rail to serve the Hag Fold estate in Atherton, and is only staffed during the morning and lunchtime period (06:25 to 12:55, weekdays only). Improvement works to the station are planned, in order to replace the flimsy platforms which have begun to suffer from considerable wear and tear and vandalism.

There is step-free access to each platform via inclined ramps. Shelters, digital display screens and timetable poster boards are located on each side; there is also a P.A system provided to supply automated train running announcements.[1]

  1. ^ Hag Fold station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 20 December 2016