Hag Fold railway station
Hag Fold | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Wigan |
| Managed by | Northern Trains |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | HGF |
| History | |
| Opened | 11 May 1987 |
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 manned 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]
Services
On Monday to Saturday daytimes, there is generally an hourly service southbound towards Manchester Victoria and northbound towards Wigan Wallgate & Kirkby respectively. Additional trains call during the weekday peak periods.[2]
Recent timetables provide a convenient connection (although a platform change must be made which is not possible for wheelchair users) at Hindley for services to Bolton.
Evenings there is an hourly service in each direction to Manchester Victoria and Wigan. A twelve-month trial of an hourly clockface Sunday service commenced 23 May 2010.[3] As of August 2017 there is an hourly service for Hag Fold on Sundays in each direction (until early evening), to Manchester Victoria and Wigan.
References
- ^ Hag Fold station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 20 December 2016
- ^ Table 82 National Rail timetable, December 2019
- ^ Walkden Station Sunday Service Gala; Retrieved 2010-08-17
External links
- Train times and station information for Hag Fold railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Daisy Hill | Northern Trains Manchester-Southport Line |
Atherton | ||
| Northern Trains Manchester-Kirkby |
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| Bolton | |
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| Bury |
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| Manchester (Manchester station group in italics) | |
| Oldham | |
| Rochdale | |
| Salford | |
| Stockport | |
| Tameside | |
| Trafford | |
| Wigan | |
† stations on the East Lancashire Railway (heritage) | |
53°32′01″N 2°29′38″W / 53.5335°N 2.4939°W
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