Swinton railway station serves the towns of Swinton and Pendlebury in the City 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 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]
ServiceEdit
A 1905 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (upper right) railways in the vicinity of Swinton
Monday to Saturday daytimes, two trains per hour go eastbound towards Manchester Victoria and two per hour towards Wigan, both to Wigan Wallgate with one per hour extending to Kirkby westbound.[3]
Most Manchester trains continue through to Todmorden and Blackburn or Leeds via the Caldervale 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 at Wigan North Western. On Sundays there is one per hour each way to Manchester Victoria and Blackburn and to Southport.
A normal service operates on most bank holidays.
Reinstatement of Sunday serviceEdit
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 from Greater 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.
ReferencesEdit
^Yonge, John (March 2005) [1990]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 4: Midlands & North West (2nd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 48A. ISBN0-9549866-0-1.
^Swinton (Manchester) station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 20 December 2016
^Northern Trains timetable 14 - Manchester to Southport and Kirkby, 16 May - 11 December 2021 Northern Trains Retrieved 20 November 2021
External linksEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Swinton (Manchester) railway station.
Train times and station information for Swinton railway station (Greater Manchester) from National Rail
Friends of Walkden Station - One of the main lobbying groups
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Swinton railway station serves the towns of Swinton and Pendlebury in the City 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 SwintonGeneral informationLocationSwinton SalfordEnglandGrid referenceSD777020Managed byNorthern TrainsTransit authorityGreater ManchesterPlatforms2Other informationStation codeSNNClassificationDfT category EHistoryOpened13 June 1887Passengers2017 180 138 million2018 190 125 million2019 200 142 million2020 2137 3502021 220 115 millionNotesPassenger statistics from the Office of Rail and RoadSwinton is on the Manchester to Southport Line The station is located 5 miles 4 chains 8 1 km north west of Manchester Victoria 1 There are regular Northern Trains services to destinations such as Wigan North Western Wigan Wallgate Kirkby Blackburn and Leeds these services stop at local towns such as Salford Atherton and Hindley Onward trains take passengers on to Southport although occasional services are direct Although the station is in the City of Salford rather than Manchester the name Swinton Manchester is used by National Rail to refer to the station this is to avoid confusion with Swinton railway station in South Yorkshire Contents 1 Facilities 2 Service 3 Reinstatement of Sunday service 4 References 5 External linksFacilities EditSwinton 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 Service Edit nbsp A 1905 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing upper right railways in the vicinity of SwintonMonday to Saturday daytimes two trains per hour go eastbound towards Manchester Victoria and two per hour towards Wigan both to Wigan Wallgate with one per hour extending to Kirkby westbound 3 Most Manchester trains continue through to Todmorden and Blackburn or Leeds via the Caldervale 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 at Wigan North Western On Sundays there is one per hour each way to Manchester Victoria and Blackburn and to Southport A normal service operates on most bank holidays Reinstatement of Sunday service EditDuring 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 from Greater 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 References Edit Yonge John March 2005 1990 Jacobs Gerald ed Railway Track Diagrams 4 Midlands amp North West 2nd ed Bradford on Avon Trackmaps map 48A ISBN 0 9549866 0 1 Swinton 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