Patricroft railway station
Patricroft 
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Patricroft railway station in 2014.
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| Location | |
| Place | Patricroft |
| Local authority | Salford |
| Grid reference | SJ763987 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PAT |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 44,684 |
| 2012/13 |
 42,946 |
| 2013/14 |
43,852 |
| 2014/15 |
39,298 |
| 2015/16 |
49,468 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1830 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Patricroft from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Patricroft railway station is in the Patricroft district of Eccles, Greater Manchester, England. The station is on Green Lane, just north of the junction with Cromwell Road and just east of the Bridgewater Canal. It is situated 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Manchester Victoria on the former Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which was electrified in stages between 2013 and 2015.
It is the closest railway station to the Worsley village area.
The station is situated on the world's first inter-city passenger railway, between Liverpool and Manchester, and is also located close to the world's first commercial canal. The station used to have an adjacent engine shed, Patricroft MPD, which was located to the rear of the Manchester-bound platform on the northern side of the station. The engine shed opened in 1884 and closed in 1968. The majority of the station buildings were demolished in the 1980s, with only a waiting shelter remaining on each platform.
The station is unstaffed and has no permanent buildings or ticket facilities - passengers must buy their tickets prior to travel or on the train. Train running information is provided by telephone and timetable posters. The platforms are linked by subway, but neither have step-free access as the subway has stairs from the station entrance to platform level.
Monday to Saturdays there is generally an hourly service from the station to Manchester Victoria eastbound, and Newton-le-Willows and Liverpool Lime Street westbound. These are operated by the Northern Electrics Class 319 on a stopping service between Liverpool and Manchester.
There is no Sunday service.
The new overhead electrification is operational in 2014.
An Arriva Trains Wales Class 175 passes through the station.
The station is served by an underpass, rather than a footbridge.
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