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Walkden Railway Station serves the towns of Walkden, Salford, Swinton, and Hindley with regular Northern trains operating on the Manchester to Southport Line. Trains from Walkden run twice an hour in both directions, serving Manchester Victoria southbound and northbound to Wigan Wallgate with alternate trains running to either Southport or Kirkby. Alternate southbound departures continue to Todmorden, Burnley Manchester Road, and Blackburn. Select peak trains continue to Huddersfield and Leeds. Evening services are hourly to both Manchester Victoria and Wigan. 

Walkden Station has a staffed ticket office that is manned part-time until early afternoon. At all other times, tickets should be purchased from the self-service machines provided at the station. Train running information is provided via digital display screens, timetable poster boards, and automated announcements. As the station is elevated above street level and accessed only via two flights of steps, there is no step-free access anywhere in the station.

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Departures and arrivals from Walkden

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Departing toTrainTimePlatformStatus
to SouthportNorthern09:482On time
to Manchester VictoriaNorthern10:381On time
to SouthportNorthern11:562On time
to Manchester VictoriaNorthern12:381On time
to SouthportNorthern13:562On time
Arriving fromTrainTimePlatformStatus
from Manchester VictoriaNorthern09:472On time
from SouthportNorthern10:381On time
from Manchester VictoriaNorthern11:552On time
from SouthportNorthern12:381On time
from Manchester VictoriaNorthern13:552On time
† Average savings on advance fares booked at least one week before day of travel vs Anytime fares purchased on day of travel. Subject to availability. Excludes coach.

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