Farnworth railway station
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| Farnworth | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Farnworth | ||
| Local authority | Bolton | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | FNW | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2005/06 * | 25,244 | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | Greater Manchester | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Farnworth from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Farnworth Railway Station serves the Greater Manchester town of Farnworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Lancashire, England.
It lies on the Manchester-Preston Line, though only local services run by Northern Rail call here.
[edit] Services
From Farnworth there is an hourly service northbound to Wigan Wallgate and southwards and eastwards to Rochdale railway station via Manchester Victoria.
Noel Gallagher wrote wonderwall on the southbound platform while waiting for his train home.
There is no evening or Sunday service.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Farnworth railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Kearsley | Northern Rail (Manchester-Preston Line) |
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