Place Horwich Station code HWI DfT category F1 Opened 2 July 1999 | Grid reference SD643091 Managed by Northern 2011/12 0.586 million Number of platforms 2 | |
 | ||
Address Horwich, Bolton BL6 6RQ, United Kingdom Similar Blackrod railway station, Daisy Hill railway station, Westhoughton railway station, Hag Fold railway station, Lostock railway station | ||
Horwich Parkway is a railway station serving the town of Horwich and Middlebrook near Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. Located within the historic county of Lancashire the station is 16 1⁄4 miles (26.2 km) north west of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester to Preston commuter line. The station is close to Junction 6 of the M61 motorway which adds to its convenience as a park and ride railway station. It has digital information displays.
Rail services are operated by Northern. Horwich Parkway opened on 2 July 1999 and is the only railway station owned by TfGM although Northern Rail are contracted to operate it. 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 Macron Stadium, home of Bolton Wanderers F.C. and the Middlebrook shopping, leisure and business complex.
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, although it has fewer services, no ticket office and limited parking facilities.
Services
Northern: there are 3 trains per hour Monday to Saturdays northbound to Blackpool North and southbound to Bolton, with trains running alternately to Manchester Airport, Manchester Victoria or Hazel Grove. There are also a limited number of through trains to Barrow-in-Furness and Windermere, whilst some Manchester Victoria trains continue through to Huddersfield.
On Sundays there are two trains per hour to Blackpool North and one per hour each to Manchester Airport and Manchester Victoria.
On certain Bolton Wanderers matchdays there are football specials.
First TransPennine Express used to run the service from Machester Airport to Blackpool North but this was passed on to the new Northern franchise on the 1st April 2016.