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Walkden formerly Walkden High Level
(1888 - )


Walkden railway station is one of the principal stations that lie on the Manchester to Southport Line opening in July 1888

One of the busier stations on the line, the station used to be known as Walkden High Level with an island giving two platforms

The station has a staffed, part-time ticket office, between 6am and mid-day on weekdays, 7am to 1pm on Saturdays, but closed Sundays). A ticket machine is also available. Train running information is provided by digital display screens, automated announcements and timetable posters

Monday to Saturday daytimes, three trains per hour go southbound to Manchester Victoria and three per hour towards Wigan Wallgate. Only a few trains now extend beyond Wigan through to Southport since the start of the winter 2019 timetable

In the evenings, there is a half-hourly service in each direction to Manchester Victoria and Wigan









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