Service
Monday to Saturday daytimes, two trains per hour go southbound to Manchester Victoria and two per hour towards Wigan Wallgate (hourly onwards to Southport and Kirkby respectively) northbound.
In the evenings there is an hourly service in each direction to Manchester Victoria and Wigan.
A normal Saturday service or modified Monday to Friday service operates on most Bank Holidays
On 18 December 2009 the GMPTE voted to approve funding for a one-year trial of Sunday trains from Walkden, starting on 23 May 2010. The new Sunday service consists of hourly trains to Manchester Victoria at 36 minutes past each hour between 09:36 and 17:36 hours, and return departures from Manchester Victoria at 12 minutes past each hour between 10:12 and 18:12 hours. Sunday departures to Wigan Wallgate are at 30 minutes past each hour between 10:30 and 18:30 hours; trains from Wigan Wallgate are at 17 minutes past each hour between 09:17 and 17:17 hours.
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