Hindley
Hindley railway station in 2015 (before the installation ofOLE)
General information
Location	Hindley,Wigan England
Coordinates	53°32′33″N2°34′30″W / 53.5424°N 2.5750°W /53.5424; -2.5750
Grid reference	SD619052
Managed by	Northern Trains
Transit authority	Greater Manchester
Platforms	2 (in use)
Other information
Station code	HIN
Classification	DfT category E
History
Original company	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
20 November 1848 (1848-11-20)	Opened asHindley
1 July 1950	RenamedHindley North
6 May 1968	RenamedHindley
Passengers
2019/20	0.340 million
Interchange	36,338
2020/21	71,492
Interchange	12,462
2021/22	0.206 million
Interchange	28,737
2022/23	0.203 million
Interchange	26,642
2023/24	0.148 million
Interchange	28,986
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Hindley railway station is arailway station that serves the town ofHindley inGreater Manchester, England. It is on theManchester to Southport line, west of where the route branches to use either theAtherton line or the Eastern Branch line viaWesthoughton,Lostock andBolton.

The station is located 14 miles (23 km) west ofManchester Victoria with regularNorthern Trains services to these towns as well asSalford,Swinton andWalkden, with onward trains toKirkby andSouthport.

This station was opened on 20 November 1848 and was originally namedHindley. It was renamedHindley North on 1 July 1950 to differentiate it fromHindley South station on the line from Wigan Central to Glazebrook. Hindley South closed in November 1964, and Hindley North was renamedHindley on 6 May 1968.^[1][2] There were also stations serving Hindley atPlatt Bridge and atHindley Green (both closed in 1961) on the line from Wigan North Western to Manchester Exchange, the residual "fast local" and express passenger service ceasing on 1 January 1968.^[3]

At Hindley there are now two platforms in use, with the overgrown remains of two further platforms (for the fast lines taken out of use on 21 November 1965.)

Services from Hindley were suspended in March 2023 to extend the platforms and rebuild the road bridge next to the station for electrification of the line and are planned to resume in July 2023.

The car park has been enlarged but passenger numbers have increased so that it is probably in need of further enlargement. The station is staffed on a part-time basis, with the booking office open from the start of service until early afternoon. Outside these hours, tickets must be bought in advance or on the train.^[4] The station is not accessible for disabled travellers (as both platforms can only be accessed via stairs or stepped ramps) and has passenger information screens on each platform, along with an automated public address system to offer train running details.

There is now a "Friends of Hindley Station" group, formed in 2007, whose aim is to promote the use of the station by improvements. The group have had several weekend clearing sessions. During one such session a large nameplaque made of stones on the station banking was uncovered. The results objectively can be considered spectacular, evidenced by the number of "in bloom" and landscaping awards won.^[5] Also, partially as a result of their input, there was a direct link toManchester Airport from December 2008.^[6] This ended at the May 2018 timetable change and intending travellers now have to change at Manchester Piccadilly or Salford Crescent to reach the airport.

On most weekdays and Saturdays there are 4 trains per hour in each direction - two viaBolton with one being a local stopping service terminating atStalybridge and the other being a semifast service terminating atManchester Oxford Road. The other trains go via theAtherton line toBlackburn viaTodmorden and the other toLeeds viaDewsbury. All four westbound trains go viaWigan Wallgate with the two Bolton services terminating atSouthport, the Blackburn services terminate atHeadbolt Lane (until 19:00 where they then terminate at Wallgate) and the Leeds train terminating at Wallgate (except late night services where they terminate atWigan North Western)

There are two trains per hour on a Sunday. Eastbound trains run via Bolton to Stalybridge and via Atherton to Blackburn. Westbound the Bolton service terminates at Wigan North Western and the Atherton service terminates at Southport.

Services from Hindley were suspended March - July 2023. An hourly replacement bus service operates in a circular route, starting at Hindley and calling atWesthoughton,Daisy Hill before returning to Hindley.

In December 2013 it was announced that the line was to be electrified by 2017.^[7] A September 2016 update moved the completion date withGRIP Stage 3 being completed by then.^[8] On 1 September 2021, it was formally announced the project was proceeding.^[9][10] This means overhead wires will soon going through the station.

In preparation of the electrification work, Network Rail temporarily closed the station on 13 March 2023 to allow for improvement works to be carried out. These works include extending the platforms for 6-car trains in the future and replacing the bridge on Ladies Lane over the station to make room for the overhead wires needed to electrify the line, including alterations to 16 other structures.^[11] A line closure was required between the 6th and 12 May 2023 because of this, with rail replacement buses operating between Bolton and Wigan Wallgate via Westhoughton, between Manchester Victoria and Wigan Wallgate via Atherton and trains between Manchester Oxford Road and Southport will be diverted to run viaEccles.^[12]

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• Train times andstation information for Hindley railway station fromNational Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Ince		Northern Trains Southport - Manchester Oxford Road		Westhoughton
Wigan Wallgate		Northern Trains Southport - Stalybridge		Westhoughton
Wigan Wallgate		Northern Trains Headbolt Lane - Blackburn		Daisy Hill

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