Horwich Parkway railway station

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Horwich Parkway is a railway station serving the town of Horwich and suburb of Middlebrook in Greater Manchester, England. The station is 16+1⁄4 miles (26.2 km) north west of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester to Preston line. The station is close to Junction 6 of the M61 motorway. It has digit

al information displays. Horwich Parkway opened on 2 July 1999. A ticket office was built in 2007 and car parking provision has been expanded on several occasions. A wind turbine was built in 2012 and the station is powered by green energy. Horwich Parkway is the railway station for the Toughsheet Community Stadium, home of Bolton Wanderers F.C. Rail services are operated by Northern Trains. On 1 February 2021, management of the station was transferred from Northern Trains to Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). It is the only railway station owned and managed by TfGM. The town centre of Horwich is much closer (1¼ miles) to Blackrod, the next station on the line. Frequent direct bus services operate from Blackrod to Horwich town centre.

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