Hindley railway station
Hindley 
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Hindley railway station in 2015
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| Location | |
| Place | Hindley |
| Local authority | Wigan |
| Coordinates | 53°32′33″N 2°34′30″W / 53.5424°N 2.5750°WCoordinates: 53°32′33″N 2°34′30″W / 53.5424°N 2.5750°W |
| Grid reference | SD619052 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HIN |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 (in use) |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.325 million |
| – Interchange |
8,756 |
| 2012/13 |
0.366 million |
| – Interchange |
9,954 |
| 2013/14 |
 0.341 million |
| – Interchange |
10,239 |
| 2014/15 |
0.331 million |
| – Interchange |
17,880 |
| 2015/16 |
0.333 million |
| – Interchange |
18,822 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Greater Manchester |
| History | |
| Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 20 November 1848 | Opened as Hindley |
| 1 July 1950 | Renamed Hindley North |
| 6 May 1968 | Renamed Hindley |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hindley from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Hindley railway station serves the area of Hindley in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, England.
Hindley is one of the principal stations that lie on the Wigan to Manchester line, just before the route branches to use either the Atherton line or the Eastern Branch line via Westhoughton and Bolton. The station is located 14 miles (23 km) west of Manchester Victoria with regular Northern services to these towns as well as Salford, Swinton and Walkden, with onward trains to Kirkby and Southport. Hindley is one of the nearest stations to Aspull, although (from 2013) there is no direct bus link, the 559 bus having been withdrawn between Hindley and Aspull.
The station is situated some distance (about ¾ mile) from the centre of the town. Figures (to June 2008) showed that usage increased year-on year by 9%, with a further healthy increase for 2007/8, which continues. Interchange passengers (changing from the Atherton line to reach Bolton) amounted to around 13,000 further passengers annually. Figures (right) demonstrate that usage more than doubled from 2004 to 2011, with a further 17% increase from 2011 to 2012,and 13% from 2012 to 2013.
This station was opened on 20 November 1848 and was originally named Hindley. It was renamed Hindley North on 1 July 1950 to differentiate it from Hindley South station on the line from Wigan Central to Glazebrook. Hindley South closed in November 1964, and Hindley North was renamed Hindley on 6 May 1968. There were also stations serving Hindley at Platt Bridge and at Hindley Green (both closed in 1961) on the line from Wigan North Western to Manchester Exchange, the residual "fast local" and express passenger service ceasing on 1 January 1968.
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