Bolton railway station
Bolton 
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View of platforms 1-4 (right to left) looking northwards
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| Location | |
| Place | Bolton |
| Local authority | Metropolitan Borough of Bolton |
| Coordinates | 53°34′23″N 2°25′30″W / 53.573°N 2.425°WCoordinates: 53°34′23″N 2°25′30″W / 53.573°N 2.425°W |
| Grid reference | SD719086 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BON |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 4 (soon to be 5) |
| DfT category | C1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 3.259 million |
| – Interchange |
0.618 million |
| 2012/13 |
3.583 million |
| – Interchange |
0.625 million |
| 2013/14 |
3.695 million |
| – Interchange |
 0.592 million |
| 2014/15 |
3.519 million |
| – Interchange |
0.499 million |
| 2015/16 |
2.866 million |
| – Interchange |
0.457 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1838 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bolton from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Bolton Interchange is a transport interchange combining Bolton railway station and a four stand bus station in the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. The station is located on the Manchester spur of the West Coast Main Line and is managed by Northern. The station is 11 1⁄4 miles (18.1 km) north west of Manchester Piccadilly.
The railway station was originally named Bolton Trinity Street to differentiate it from nearby Bolton Great Moor Street station which closed in 1954. The station was also known as "Bridgeman Street Station" and "Bradford Square Station".
The entrance and ticket office are at street level, at which there is a bus interchange and taxi rank. A walkway leads to the platforms which are in a cutting. The main island platform has a buffet. The original main station building was demolished in the 1980s, but the Victorian buildings survive on the platforms. The clock tower was dismantled and rebuilt next to the new station.
The station is on the Ribble Valley Line, a local line running north to Blackburn and Clitheroe. There are services used by commuters from Wigan Wallgate and on the Manchester to Preston Line. Recent timetables provide a convenient connection (although a platform change must be made which is not possible for wheelchair users) at Hindley (Wigan, Kirkby and Southport bound trains from Bolton) for certain stations on the Atherton line (Daisy Hill, Hag Fold, Atherton and Walkden).
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