Atherton railway station
Atherton railway station serves the town of Atherton, Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the line between Wigan and Manchester on the Manchester to Southport Line; according to Office of Rail and Road figures, it is the third busiest station on the line after Manchester Victoria and Wigan Wallgate.- Railway station
- …lies at an elevation of 236 feet (72 metres)
- …is abbreviated as “ATN”
- …is wheelchair accessible
- …is operated by Northern Trains
- …is part of the National Rail network
- Description: railway station in Atherton, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- Also known as“Atherton Central”“Atherton Central railway station”“Atherton Central Station”“Atherton Station”“ATN”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chowbent Unitarian Chapel and Hag Fold railway station.
Chowbent Unitarian Chapel
Church
Chowbent Chapel is an active Unitarian place of worship in Atherton, Greater Manchester, England. Chowbent Unitarian Chapel is situated 2,300 feet southwest of Atherton railway station.
Hag Fold railway station
Railway station
Hag Fold railway station is one of the local stations… Hag Fold railway station is situated 3,800 feet northwest of Atherton railway station.
St John the Baptist’s Church, Atherton
Church
St John the Baptist's Church is in Market Place, Atherton, Greater Manchester, England. St John the Baptist’s Church, Atherton is situated 3,300 feet southwest of Atherton railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Atherton and Over Hulton.
Tyldesley
Town
Tyldesley is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England.
Atherton railway station
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Latitude
53.52908° or 53° 31′ 45″ north
Longitude
-2.47783° or 2° 28′ 40″ west
Open location code
9C5VGGHC+JV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=station
OpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Atherton railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Atherton”
- Dutch: “Station Atherton”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة اثيرتون”
- French: “Atherton”
- French: “gare d’Atherton”
- Urdu: “ایدرٹن ریلوے اسٹیشن”
Localities in the Area
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