Atherton Railway Station

ATHERTN ATN | 2584

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Atherton station is managed by Northern Trains and is located in Wigan within the North West area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 95,572 journeys were made between Atherton and Manchester Victoria—that's 47% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Atherton peaked during 2012-13 with 448,934 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 20% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 59% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Atherton table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	176,792
1998-99	171,136
1999-00	185,868
2000-01	192,274
2001-02	199,684
2002-03	179,915
2003-04
2004-05	200,086
2005-06	225,721
2006-07	231,362
2007-08	239,276
2008-09	369,202
2009-10	367,554
2010-11	410,512
2011-12	424,058
2012-13	448,934
2013-14	433,766
2014-15	441,830
2015-16	436,000
2016-17	338,164
2017-18	295,810
2018-19	288,906
2019-20	329,668
2020-21	65,272
2021-22	179,860
2022-23	192,862
2023-24	204,852
2024-25