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| General information | |||||
| Location | Swinton,Salford England | ||||
| Grid reference | SD777020 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Transit authority | Greater Manchester | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | SNN | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 13 June 1887 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.142 million | ||||
| 2020/21 |  37,350 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.115 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.129 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.154 million | ||||
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Swinton railway station serves the towns ofSwinton andPendlebury in theCity of Salford,Greater Manchester,England. It is actually located in Pendlebury and not Swinton itself; the boundary between the two districts is about 40 yards further down Station Road (B5231), beyond the junction with Boundary Road and nearer the town centre. It opened, along with the line to passenger trains, in June 1887.
Swinton is on theManchester to Southport Line. The station is located 5 miles 4 chains (8.1 km) north-west ofManchester Victoria,[1] There are regularNorthern Trains services to destinations such asWigan North Western,Wigan Wallgate,Kirkby,Blackburn andLeeds; these services stop at local towns such asSalford,Atherton andHindley. Onward trains take passengers on toSouthport, although occasional services are direct.
Although the station is in the City of Salford, rather thanManchester, the nameSwinton (Manchester) is used byNational Rail to refer to the station; this is to avoid confusion withSwinton railway station inSouth Yorkshire.
Swinton station has relatively basic facilities. For example, the ticket office is only open until 12:50 on weekdays and 13:50 on Saturdays; it is closed on Sundays. When closed, one must purchase tickets on board the train or on-line. A screen in the booking hall lists live departure times of the trains showing any delays or cancellations; screens are also now installed in the centre of the island platform, showing live train departure information to commuters waiting on the platforms.
An intercom unit is also installed on the platform which passengers can use in the event of an emergency or if they need help or information when the station is unstaffed. As the ticket office is at street level on the bridge above, and is connected to the platforms via a staircase, no step-free access is available for wheelchair or mobility-impaired users.[2]
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Monday to Saturday daytimes, two trains per hour go eastbound towards Manchester Victoria and two per hour towards Wigan, both toWigan Wallgate with one per hour extending toKirkby westbound.[3]
Most Manchester trains continue through toTodmorden andBlackburn orLeeds via theCaldervale Line. Passengers for stations to Southport need to change at Wigan, as only a limited number run through on weekdays since the May 2019 timetable change.
The evening service is similar, though there are no trains to Kirkby after 19:00 and services mostly terminate at Wigan Wallgate with one late service terminating atWigan North Western. On Sundays there is one per hour each way to Manchester Victoria and Blackburn and toSouthport.
A normal service operates on most bank holidays.
During much of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, there were no Sunday services serving Swinton. After several years of successful lobbying from passenger user groups and station friends' groups,Northern Rail introduced a 12-month trial Sunday service beginning on 23 May 2010 with the funding support fromGreater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive.
The service still continues to operate in the spring 2021 timetable and is included in the new Northern franchise agreement that came into effect in April 2016.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Walkden or Moorside | Northern Trains Manchester-Headbolt Lane Manchester-Southport Line | Salford Crescent | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Moorside Line and station open | Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway | Pendlebury Line open, station closed | ||
Railway Lines in Salford |
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Past, present and future |
| Bolton | |
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| Bury | |
| Manchester (Manchester station group in italics) | |
| Oldham | |
| Rochdale | |
| Salford | |
| Stockport | |
| Tameside | |
| Trafford | |
| Wigan | |
† stations on theEast Lancashire Railway (heritage) | |
53°30′53″N2°20′12″W / 53.5148°N 2.3367°W /53.5148; -2.3367
