Walkden railway station is one of the principal stations that lie on the Atherton line, between Wigan and Manchester, England. The station is located 81⁄4 miles (13 km) west of Manchester Victoria with regular Northern Rail services to these towns as well as Salford, Swinton and Hindley. It was opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
One of the more popular stations on the line (according to Strategic Rail Authority figures), the station was formerly known as "Walkden High Level" to differentiate it from the London and North Western Railway's Walkden Low Level railway station (on the line from Manchester Exchange to Bolton Great Moor Street, which was closed to passengers in 1954). Latest figures indicate that over 300,000 passengers use the station annually. In February 2007 the Friends of Walkden Station community volunteer group was founded to campaign for improvements to the station's facilities and services.
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