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Location notes
Horwich is on the line from Preston to Bolton and Manchester and is about 5 miles North-West of Bolton. The station of Horwich Parkway is adjacent to the M61, a large retail park and Bolton Wanderers stadium.
Railway type and traffic
There is a regular passenger service on the line provided by classes 150/156/158 and 175 with a two hourly Voyager from Edinburgh. The line is also used as a diversionary route when the WCML is closed south of Preston for engineering.
Environment
The footbridge north of the station is quiet with only dog-walkers using it but due to the proximity of Bolton Wanderers stadium, Manchester Utd tops, etc, may be inadvisable. It would also be best to check if they are playing at home before going due to traffic congestion.
Road directions
Middlebrook Retail Park and Horwich Parkway station are well signposted from Junction 6 of the M61.
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Horwich map co-ordinates
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Horwich map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a car park at the station and also a very large car park at the retail park.
Public transport
Very well served by both buses from Bolton and twice hourly by train to Horwich Parkway.
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Amenities
There is a pub near the station and an ASDA supermarket in the retail park.
Accommodation
There is a hotel also near the station adjacent to the Pub.
Sun Compass
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Horwich
Streetmap links
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Horwich
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Horwich
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Horwich general view map
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Photographic notes
There is a footbridge immediately north of the station which gives good views of trains heading towards Manchester especially dinner time to early afternoon. Late afternoon the sun starts to favour north bound trains heading through the station. The footbridge can be reached by the public footpath which goes through the station car park and out at the north end of it.
General views - All photographs © Mark Bearton unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking north
Fig 3 - Looking south
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
