Atherton railway station
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Atherton railway station Serves the town of Atherton, Greater Manchester formerly in Lancashire. The town is also served by a station named Hag Fold. Atherton (according to Strategic Rail Authority figures of 2003) is the busiest station (save for Salford Crescent) on the line between Manchester and Wigan (via Atherton).
Atherton is the nearest station to Leigh (Lancashire) one of the largest towns in Britain without its own railway station. The present Atherton station was named Atherton Central to differentiate it from Atherton Bag Lane (on the line from Bolton Great Moor Street to Kenyon Junction) which was closed in 1954. Atherton was also served by a station at Howe Bridge on the line between Wigan North Western and Manchester Exchange.
External links
- [Train times] and [station information] for from National Rail
- [Street map] and [aerial photo] of from Multimap.com
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