Atherton Railway Station (ATN) - The ABC Railway Guide

Atherton railway station serves the town of Atherton, Greater Manchester, England, and is the main station on the line between Wigan and Manchester on the Manchester to Southport Line, and according to Strategic Rail Authority figures is the busiest station on the line (excluding Wigan and Manchester; Salford Crescent is technically not on the line).

The station is located 11¾ miles (19 km) north west of Manchester Victoria with regular Northern services to Kirkby and Southport.

Atherton is the nearest station to Leigh, one of the largest towns in Britain without its own railway station. The 582 bus service provides a frequent service to Leigh and Bolton, a connection not overly promoted by Transport for Greater Manchester.

Although it lies some distance from the centre of the town, the present Atherton station was originally named Atherton Central to differentiate it from Atherton Bag Lane (on the line from Bolton Great Moor Street to Kenyon Junction) which was closed in 1954 and Howe Bridge on the line between Wigan North Western and Manchester Exchange.

Source: Wikipedia

Station Facts

Name: Atherton
CRS Code: ATN
Location Code: 258400
Info Board Name: ATHERTON MANCHR
Address: Atherton station, Upton Road, Atherton, Lancashire
Postcode: M46 9RH
Operator: Northern
Opened: 1 July 1888
Number of platforms: 2
DfT Category: E (Small staffed)
Passenger Trasport Executive: Greater Manchester
Network Rail Route: London North Western
Strategic Route Code: H.35
Strategic Route Line: Wigan Wallgate - Manchester Victoria

Annual Usage Figures

Year	Entry/Exit	Interchange
2018	89480	0
2017	78152	0
2016	44478	0
2015	39308	0
2014	29817	0
2013	31133	0
2012	35034	0
2011	35471	0
2010	32987	0
2009	32184	0
2008	34168	0
2007	32649	0

Location Data

Metropolitan District Ward: Atherton
UK Parliament Constituency: Bolton West
European Region: North West
Metropolitan District: Wigan Borough Council

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Recent Crime Figures

Month	Total Crime	Antisocial Behaviour	Theft from Person	Bicycle Theft	Robbery	Burglary	Other Theft	Vehicle Crime	Drugs	Weapons	Public Order	Criminal Damage & Arson	Violent Crime
November 2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
October 2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
September 2018	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
August 2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
July 2018	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
June 2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
May 2018	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
April 2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
March 2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
February 2018	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
January 2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
December 2017	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
November 2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
October 2017	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
September 2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
August 2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
July 2017	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
June 2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
May 2017	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
April 2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
March 2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
February 2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
January 2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
December 2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
November 2016	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
October 2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
September 2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
August 2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
July 2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
June 2016	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
May 2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
April 2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
January 2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
December 2015	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
November 2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
October 2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
September 2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
August 2015	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
July 2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
June 2015	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
May 2015	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
April 2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
March 2015	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
February 2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
January 2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
December 2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
November 2014	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
October 2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
September 2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
August 2014	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
July 2014	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
June 2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
May 2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
April 2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
March 2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
February 2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
January 2014	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
December 2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
November 2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
October 2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
September 2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
August 2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
July 2013	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
June 2013	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
May 2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
April 2013	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
March 2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
February 2013	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Atherton Railway Station

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