Station Details for Walkden

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Station Accessible information

• Step-free category:
  • Category C Station

  Services towards Manchester: From Walkden Road, up 14 steps into the ticket office and then up 28 steps onto the platform. Trains to Manchester leave on the left. Services Towards Wigan leave on the right.

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

• : C
• 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:

  Centre Platform

• Induction Loop: Induction loops are only in Help Points
• Accessible Toilets: No
• Changing Places: No
• Staff Assistance:
  • Monday to Friday 06:10-12:40
  • Saturday 07:10-13:40
• Train Ramp: Ramps are available on the train to provide assistance
• Wheelchairs Available: No
• Passenger Assistance:
  • Ticket Office

    Located in the stairway accessing the station from street level. 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, entrance concourse

    There are ticket counters here

    There is no counter here

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

    There are ticket machines here

    There is space in front of the ticket machine to manoeuvre a wheelchair

    The controls are at a suitable height for wheelchair users

• Accessible ticket machines:
  • Ticket buying and collection, entrance concourse. There is space in front of the ticket machine to manoeuvre a wheelchair. The controls are at a suitable height for wheelchair users
• 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 to Friday 06:10-12:40
  • Saturday 07:10-13:40
  • Sunday Unavailable
• Ticket machines:
  • Ticket buying and collection, entrance concourse
• 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: Part Time
• Information from staff:
• Staff assistance:
  • Available
• Toilets:
• Baby changing available: No
• Transport links:
  • Replacement Bus.

    Rail replacement services pick up/drop off at the bus stop outside the station on Walkden Road under the bridge.

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    Walkden
  • Bus.

    Located on Walkden Road and Memorial Road for buses to Bolton, Manchester, Eccles and Trafford Park. Adjacent to the station. Busline 0871 200 2233

  • 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: 32 spaces. Compounds.

  This station now has 'Stair Cycle Wheel Channels' to help customers and make it easier for them to get their cycles to and from the platforms.

• Car parks:
  • Park & Ride.
    Spaces:104.
    

    There is also 2 EV parking spaces at this station

• Taxi rank available: No
• Customer information screens:
  • Departure Screens

Station lift information

• No lift information available