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Improvement Work

Between Horwich Parkway/Preston and Salford Crescent/Blackrod

Planned engineering work will take place between Horwich Parkway/Preston and Salford Crescent/Blackrod on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 23:25, Monday 11 August 2025 to 05:00, Friday 15 August 2025.
Some lines will be blocked.
Some services will be revised. Engineering work will be taking place between Horwich Parkway and Preston from 23:25 until 0500 each night (finish 05:00 Friday) between Salford Crescent and Blackrod from 00:01 until 05:30 each night (finish 05:30 Friday)
The 04:48 (Tuesday to Friday) Manchester Airport to Blackpool North service will be diverted via (but not call at) Wigan North Western, and will not call at Salford Crescent, Bolton, Horwich Parkway, Chorley and Buckshaw Parkway. Customers should use the next available service.
The 22:48 (Monday to Thursday) Manchester Airport to Blackpool North service will be diverted via (but not call at) Wigan North Western, not calling at Salford Crescent, Bolton, Horwich Parkway, Chorley and Buckshaw Parkway. A bus will be provided between Manchester Oxford Road and Preston.
The 23:17 (Monday to Thursday) Manchester Airport to Blackpool North service will be diverted via (but not call at) Wigan North Western, not calling at Salford Crescent, Bolton, Horwich Parkway, Chorley and Buckshaw Parkway. A bus will be provided between Manchester Oxford Road and Preston.
The 23:22 (Monday to Thursday) Blackpool North to Manchester Airport service will be diverted via (but not call at) Wigan North Western, and will not call at Buckshaw Parkway, Chorley, Adlington, Blackrod, Horwich Parkway, Lostock, Bolton and Salford Crescent. A bus will be provided between Preston and Manchester Airport.
The 23:46 (Monday to Thursday) Manchester Airport to Blackpool North service will be diverted via (but not call at) Wigan North Western, not calling at Salford Crescent, Bolton, Horwich Parkway, Chorley and Buckshaw Parkway. A bus will be provided between Manchester Piccadilly and Preston
Customer Advice:
Normal journey times are extended by approximately 45 minutes. Please allow extra time for your journey.
Please check station information posters or online for the location of the bus pick up points.
For customers requiring mobility travel assistance please call us on 0800 138 5560 (Text Relay 18001 0800 138 5560).

Last Updated: 04/08/2025 00:01

21:05 Salford Central from Blackburn

Due Exp Salford Central 21:05 On Time

boards for 21:05 arrival at Salford Central
	Due	Station	Expected	Platform
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	20:18	Blackburn	On Time
	20:28	Darwen	On Time
	20:39	Bromley Cross	On Time
	20:42	Hall I' th' Wood	On Time
	20:49	Bolton	On Time
	21:02	Salford Crescent	On Time

	21:05	Salford Central	On Time	1
Subsequent Stations
	21:08	Manchester Victoria	On Time
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21:12 Salford Central from Stalybridge

Due Exp Salford Central 21:12 On Time

boards for 21:12 arrival at Salford Central
	Due	Station	Expected	Platform
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	20:51	Stalybridge	On Time
	20:54	Ashton-Under-Lyne	On Time

	21:09	Manchester Victoria	On Time
	21:12	Salford Central	On Time	2
Subsequent Stations
	21:15	Salford Crescent	On Time
	21:23	Kearsley	On Time
	21:25	Farnworth	On Time
	21:28	Moses Gate	On Time
	21:31	Bolton	On Time
	21:39	Westhoughton	On Time
	21:44	Hindley	On Time
	21:51	Wigan North Western	On Time
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21:29 Salford Central from Wigan Wallgate

Due Exp Salford Central 21:29 On Time

boards for 21:29 arrival at Salford Central
	Due	Station	Expected	Platform
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	20:49	Wigan Wallgate	On Time
	20:52	Ince	On Time
	20:56	Hindley	On Time
	21:00	Daisy Hill	On Time

	21:04	Hag Fold	On Time
	21:07	Atherton	On Time
	21:13	Walkden	On Time
	21:17	Moorside	On Time
	21:20	Swinton	On Time
	21:27	Salford Crescent	On Time
	21:29	Salford Central	On Time	1
Subsequent Stations
	21:33	Manchester Victoria	On Time
	21:52	Rochdale	On Time
	21:56	Smithy Bridge	On Time
	21:59	Littleborough	On Time
	22:06	Walsden	On Time
	22:09	Todmorden	On Time
	22:15	Hebden Bridge	On Time
	22:18	Mytholmroyd	On Time
	22:23	Sowerby Bridge	On Time
	22:32	Brighouse	On Time
	22:53	Leeds	On Time
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21:31 Salford Central from Blackburn

Due Exp Salford Central 21:31 Not Stopping

Problems

Alterations to this service are due to a member of train crew being unavailable.

Further Information

We apologise for the cancellation of this service today.
If the train you have a ticket for is cancelled, you can travel on any Northern, TransPennine Express or LNER service within 2 hours before or after your cancelled service was due to depart.
If you require any connecting services, please check information screens, visit www.nationalrail.co.uk/journey-planner/ or speak to a member of staff where available.
You can message us on X.com, @northernassist (between 06:00 and 22:00) or search for #NorthernUpdates.
If you've been delayed by 15 minutes or more, hold on to your tickets and claim compensation by visiting www.northernrailway.co.uk/delay-repay

boards for 21:31 arrival at Salford Central
	Due	Station	Expected
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	20:20	Blackburn	Cancelled
	20:28	Accrington	Cancelled
	20:35	Rose Grove	Cancelled
	20:39	Burnley Manchester Road	Cancelled
	20:56	Todmorden	Cancelled
	21:03	Littleborough	Cancelled
	21:05	Smithy Bridge	Cancelled
	21:10	Rochdale	Cancelled
	21:28	Manchester Victoria	Cancelled
	21:31	Salford Central	Cancelled
Subsequent Stations
	21:34	Salford Crescent	Cancelled
	21:41	Swinton	Cancelled
	21:46	Walkden	Cancelled
	21:52	Atherton	Cancelled
	21:56	Hag Fold	Cancelled
	21:59	Daisy Hill	Cancelled
	22:07	Hindley	Cancelled
	22:13	Wigan Wallgate	Cancelled
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21:33 Salford Central from Clitheroe

Due Exp Salford Central 21:33 On Time

boards for 21:33 arrival at Salford Central
	Due	Station	Expected	Platform
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	20:22	Clitheroe	On Time
	20:28	Whalley	On Time
	20:33	Langho	On Time
	20:39	Ramsgreave & Wilpshire	On Time
	20:48	Blackburn	On Time
	20:56	Darwen	On Time

	21:03	Entwistle	On Time
	21:09	Bromley Cross	On Time
	21:12	Hall I' th' Wood	On Time
	21:18	Bolton	On Time
	21:31	Salford Crescent	On Time
	21:33	Salford Central	On Time	1
Subsequent Stations
	21:39	Manchester Victoria	On Time
	21:48	Moston	On Time
	21:52	Mills Hill	On Time
	21:58	Castleton	On Time
	22:01	Rochdale	On Time
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21:46 Salford Central from Rochdale

Due Exp Salford Central 21:46 On Time

boards for 21:46 arrival at Salford Central
	Due	Station	Expected	Platform
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	21:21	Rochdale	On Time
	21:24	Castleton	On Time
	21:29	Mills Hill	On Time
	21:32	Moston	On Time
	21:43	Manchester Victoria	On Time
	21:46	Salford Central	On Time	2
Subsequent Stations
	21:50	Salford Crescent	On Time
	22:02	Bolton	On Time
	22:09	Hall I' th' Wood	On Time
	22:13	Bromley Cross	On Time
	22:20	Entwistle	On Time
	22:26	Darwen	On Time
	22:34	Blackburn	On Time
	22:42	Ramsgreave & Wilpshire	On Time
	22:49	Langho	On Time
	22:53	Whalley	On Time
	23:01	Clitheroe	On Time
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21:46 Salford Central from Wigan Wallgate

Due Exp Salford Central 21:46 Not Stopping

Problems

Alterations to this service are due to a fault on this train.

Further Information

boards for 21:46 arrival at Salford Central
	Due	Station	Expected
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	21:05	Wigan Wallgate	21:30
	21:08	Ince	Cancelled
	21:12	Hindley	Cancelled
	21:17	Westhoughton	Cancelled
	21:25	Bolton	21:50
	21:29	Moses Gate	Cancelled
	21:31	Farnworth	Cancelled
	21:33	Kearsley	Cancelled
	21:44	Salford Crescent	Cancelled
	21:46	Salford Central	Cancelled
Subsequent Stations
	21:49	Manchester Victoria	22:13
	22:00	Ashton-Under-Lyne	22:23
	22:04	Stalybridge	22:27
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21:58 Salford Central from Leeds

Due Exp Salford Central 21:58 On Time

boards for 21:58 arrival at Salford Central
	Due	Station	Expected	Platform
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	20:17	Leeds	On Time
	20:26	Morley	On Time
	20:31	Batley	On Time
	20:35	Dewsbury	On Time
	20:42	Mirfield	On Time
	20:52	Brighouse	On Time
	21:02	Sowerby Bridge	On Time

	21:07	Mytholmroyd	On Time
	21:12	Hebden Bridge	On Time
	21:21	Todmorden	On Time
	21:24	Walsden	On Time
	21:30	Littleborough	On Time
	21:33	Smithy Bridge	On Time
	21:37	Rochdale	On Time
	21:55	Manchester Victoria	On Time
	21:58	Salford Central	On Time	2
Subsequent Stations
	22:02	Salford Crescent	On Time
	22:09	Swinton	On Time
	22:12	Moorside	On Time
	22:16	Walkden	On Time
	22:22	Atherton	On Time
	22:25	Hag Fold	On Time
	22:28	Daisy Hill	On Time
	22:33	Hindley	On Time
	22:40	Wigan North Western	On Time
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22:18 Salford Central from Rochdale

Due Exp Salford Central 22:18 On Time

boards for 22:18 arrival at Salford Central
	Due	Station	Expected	Platform
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	21:52	Rochdale	On Time
	21:55	Castleton	On Time
	22:00	Mills Hill	On Time
	22:03	Moston	On Time
	22:15	Manchester Victoria	On Time
	22:18	Salford Central	On Time	2
Subsequent Stations
	22:21	Salford Crescent	On Time
	22:33	Bolton	On Time
	22:39	Hall I' th' Wood	On Time
	22:42	Bromley Cross	On Time
	22:49	Entwistle	On Time
	22:55	Darwen	On Time
	23:03	Blackburn	On Time
	23:10	Ramsgreave & Wilpshire	On Time
	23:17	Langho	On Time
	23:21	Whalley	On Time
	23:30	Clitheroe	On Time
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22:23 Salford Central from Wigan Wallgate

Due Exp Salford Central 22:23 On Time

boards for 22:23 arrival at Salford Central
	Due	Station	Expected	Platform
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	21:44	Wigan Wallgate	On Time
	21:47	Ince	On Time
	21:51	Hindley	On Time
	21:55	Daisy Hill	On Time
	21:58	Hag Fold	On Time
	22:01	Atherton	On Time
	22:07	Walkden	On Time
	22:11	Moorside	On Time
	22:14	Swinton	On Time
	22:21	Salford Crescent	On Time
	22:23	Salford Central	On Time	1
Subsequent Stations
	22:27	Manchester Victoria	On Time
	22:42	Rochdale	On Time
	22:53	Todmorden	On Time
	22:59	Hebden Bridge	On Time
	23:02	Mytholmroyd	On Time
	23:07	Sowerby Bridge	On Time
	23:14	Halifax	On Time
	23:27	Bradford Interchange	On Time
	23:48	Leeds	On Time
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Update For Other Train

21:20 Blackburn to Southport due 23:58

21:20 Blackburn to Southport due 23:58 will be started from Manchester Victoria.
It will no longer call at Blackburn, Accrington, Rose Grove, Burnley Manchester Road, Todmorden, Littleborough, Smithy Bridge and Rochdale.
This is due to a member of train crew being unavailable.
Will be formed of 2 coaches instead of 4.

Additional Information

Replacement Road Transport will run as follows -
1x coach will depart Blackburn at 21:30 Calling stations to Rochdale and then as required stations to Wigan Wallgate, operated by Oceans Travel.

Further Information

Last Updated: 14/08/2025 16:50

Due	Station	Status
21:20	Blackburn	Not Stopping
21:28	Accrington	Not Stopping
21:35	Rose Grove	Not Stopping
21:39	Burnley Manchester Road	Not Stopping
21:56	Todmorden	Not Stopping
22:03	Littleborough	Not Stopping
22:06	Smithy Bridge	Not Stopping
22:10	Rochdale	Not Stopping
22:40	Manchester Victoria	22:40
22:43	Salford Central	22:43
22:47	Salford Crescent	22:47
22:54	Swinton	22:54
22:57	Moorside	22:57
23:01	Walkden	23:01
23:07	Atherton	23:07
23:09	Hag Fold	23:09
23:13	Daisy Hill	23:13
23:17	Hindley	23:17
23:25	Wigan Wallgate	23:25
23:30	Gathurst	23:30
23:34	Appley Bridge	23:34
23:39	Parbold	23:39
23:44	Burscough Bridge	23:44
23:52	Meols Cop	23:52
23:58	Southport	23:58

Significant Disruptions

Changes to services to/from Stockport - Saturday 2nd August until Friday 22nd August

Network Rail are rebuilding the Greek Street roundabout bridge at Stockport and all railway lines through Stockport station will be closed from Saturday 2nd until Friday 22nd August 2025.

www.northernrailway.co.uk/service-updates/engineering/stockport-station

The following routes will be disrupted...

Buxton - Rail replacement bus services will operate between Manchester Piccadilly and Hazel Grove. Trains continue to operate between Hazel Grove and Buxton.
Stoke-on-Trent - Rail replacement bus services will operate between Manchester and Stockport and between Stockport and Stoke-on-Trent.
Alderley Edge via Handforth - Rail replacement bus services will operate between Manchester and Stockport and between Stockport to Wilmslow via Handforth.
Crewe via Manchester Airport - no rail replacement bus services will be provided.
Chester via Altrincham - Train services will run between Altrincham and Chester. Rail replacement bus services will operate on Sunday only.
Hope Valley - No rail bus services will be provided.
Stalybridge - no rail bus services will be provided.

Ticket Acceptance

Valid rail tickets can be used on the following Bee Network services during this time..

11 - Altrincham - Gatley - Cheadle - Edgeley - Stockport
42C - Handforth Dean - Heald Green - Cheadle - Piccadilly Gardens
192 - Hazel Grove - Stockport - Levenshulme - Manchester
368 - Stockport - Edgeley - Cheadle Hulme
370 - Altrincham - Gatley - Cheadle - Cheadle Heath - Stockport
371 - Altrincham - Gatley - Cheadle - Heaton Mersey - Stockport
378 - Stockport - Bramhall - Heald Green - Cheadle Hulme
378A - Stockport - Davenport - Bramhall - Cheadle Hulme
Metrolink - between Altrincham and Manchester City Centre stops.

Please note the closure of Stockport for this project work will impact services on Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Transport for Wales and TransPennine Express.
Customers are advised to check before you travel and to allow extra time to complete journeys.

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