Station Details for Atherton

Station Alerts

No station alerts

Station Accessible information

• Step-free category:
  • Category A Station
  • Please note there are no tactile pavings at this station
  • This station is mobility scooter friendly

  Lift access to platforms available from the first to the last train.

  To find our more about travelling around this station, please see the 360 map click here

• : B1
• Helpline:

  We want everyone to travel with confidence. That is why, if you are planning on travelling on national rail services, you can request an assistance booking in advance - now up to 2 hours before your journey is due to start, any time of the day. For more information about Passenger Assist and how to request an assistance booking via Passenger Assist, please click here.

• Help Points: 1
• Induction Loop: There are no apparent induction loops
• Accessible Toilets: No
• Changing Places: No
• Staff Assistance:
  • Sunday Unavailable
  • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 06:10-23:45
  • Sunday Unavailable
  • Sunday 05:00-00:15 Unavailable
• Train Ramp: Ramps are kept at this station to provide assistance
• Wheelchairs Available: No
• Passenger Assistance:
  • Ticket Office

    Located at the entrance to the station at street level on Upton road. See National Rail Enquiries website for office hours.

  • Platform

    Please wait on the platform in view of the station/on-train staff and make yourself known when the train arrives so they can assist you.

• Drop-off / pick-up points:
• Accessible ticket counters:
  • Ticket buying and collection

    There are ticket counters here

    There is a Low-Level counter here

    There are induction loops indicated at the low and high level counters

    There are no ticket machines here

• Accessible ticket machines:
• Printed local info: There is accessible printed information available
• Announcements: Announcements are made both visually and audibly
• Customer service notes:

  08002006060

Station General information

• Station operator: Northern
• Ticket office:
  • Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 06:10-23:45
  • Sunday 09:20-18:30 Unavailable
• Ticket machines:
• Collect online booked tickets: Yes
• London fare zone:
• Oyster card:
• Smartcard: Yes
• Contactless cards: No
• Sheltered waiting available: Yes
• Waiting rooms:
• First class lounge: No
• Staffing level: Full Time
• Information from staff:
• Staff assistance:
  • Available
• Toilets:
• Baby changing available: No
• Transport links:
  • Replacement Bus.

    Pick Up / Drop Off outside station booking office entrance.

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    Atherton Rail Replacement Bus Map
  • Bus.

    Information to plan your onward journey is available in a printable format here

  • Underground.

    GMPTE 0161 228 7811

• CCTV available: Yes
• WiFi available:
• Refreshments:
• Shops:
• Luggage storage: No
• Lost property: Yes
• ATM machine: No
• Currency exchange: No
• Postbox: No
• Defibrillator available: No
• Trolleys available: No
• Cycle storage: 11 spaces. Compounds
• Car parks:
  • Accessible parking
  • Long stay accessible parking
  • Station Car Park.
    Spaces:64
• Taxi rank available: No
• Customer information screens:
  • Departure Screens
  • Announcements

Station lift information

• Lift 1 Platform 1 - Status: Unknown - Lift status unknown