Walkden railway station

Walkden railway station serves the town of in , , England on the Manchester to Southport Line. The station is located 8+1⁄4 miles north-west of with regular Northern Trains services to these towns as well as the city of Salford, and .
Wikipedia
Photo: Margaret Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Walkden, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Walkden High Level”, “Walkden Railway Station”, “Walkden Station”, and “WKD”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Lowry Academy and Church of St John the Baptist.

School
is a coeducational secondary school located in , , England, which serves pupils from and . is situated 3,200 feet west of Walkden railway station.

Church
Photo: Robert Linsdell, CC BY 2.0.
is situated 4,100 feet north of Walkden railway station.

Church
Photo: Tony Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary the Virgin's Church or Ellenbrook Chapel is an active Anglican church in , , , England. The church is part of a team ministry with and St Andrew, . is situated 1 mile southwest of Walkden railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Walkden and Ellenbrook.

Town
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Salford is a city in in northwest England, with a population of 130,000 in 2021. It's separated from the City of Manchester by a loop of the River Irwell. Its biggest attraction is the Quays, but this area is described on a separate page.

Village
Photo: Tony Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of , in the in , England. is 6.8 miles west of , 5 miles west of Salford and 4.6 miles south of .

Village
Photo: Tony Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburban village in the in , England. forms part of the and Ellenbrook ward, which had a population at the 2011 Census of 9,599.

Walkden railway station

Latitude
53.51979° or 53° 31′ 11″ north
Longitude
-2.39575° or 2° 23′ 45″ west
Elevation
256 feet (78 metres)
Operator
Northern Trains
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“WKD”
Open location code
9C5VGJ93+WP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6581364398
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6953794
Wiki­data ID
Q2491736
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Walkden railway station” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “station Walkden”
  • Dutch: “Station Walkden”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة والكدين”
  • French: “gare de Walkden”
  • French: “Walkden”
  • Urdu: “واک ڈن ریلوے اسٹیشن”

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