Daisy Hill Railway Station - Service

Service

For many years Daisy Hill enjoyed what was virtually a peak only service (although those peak hour trains were well used): the 1973 British Rail timetable (table 95) shows a gap between 9.45am and 3.45pm for trains to Manchester Victoria. Since then the service has dramatically improved. First hourly and then half-hourly services were introduced. The present service is as follows:

Monday to Saturday daytimes:

• 2 trains per hour to Manchester Victoria.

• 1tph operates a local service stopping at:

Hag Fold, Atherton, Walkden, Moorside, Swinton, Salford Crescent, Salford Central and Manchester Victoria.

• 1tph operates a faster service stopping at:

Atherton, Walkden, Swinton, Salford Crescent, Salford Central and Manchester Victoria

• 1tph to Kirkby stopping at:

Hindley, Ince, Wigan Wallgate, Pemberton, Orrell, Upholland, Rainford, Kirkby

• 1tph to Southport stopping at:

Hindley, Wigan Wallgate, Gathurst, Appley Bridge, Parbold, Burscough Bridge, New Lane, Bescar Lane, Meols Cop, Southport

• Recent timetables provide an hourly convenient connection (5-7 mins. wait) at Hindley (although a platform change must be made that is not possible for wheelchair users) for services to/from Bolton. Journey time by this means from Daisy Hill to Bolton varies from 26 to 33 minutes (2011 National Rail timetable).

There are a few extra services during the peak hours (Mondays to Fridays).

In the evening there is only one train an hour in each direction, the last train stops at Daisy Hill at 23:48; the station is locked up at midnight.

For many years (since 1966) there had been no trains serving Daisy Hill on Sundays. Northern Rail had aspirations to provide a Sunday service for the line for some years; and after a successful campaign GMPTE provided funds. Sunday trains ran from May 2010.

For a number of years (in the early 2000s), there was sometimes, in the summer months, also one direct train each way to Blackpool North (Via Wigan North Western); this service appears to have been discontinued. Connections to Blackpool can now be effected by changing stations (around 100 yards walk) at Wigan.

London (Euston) is most conveniently reached by changing stations at Wigan (from Wallgate to North Western).