Farnworth Railway Station

FRNW FNW | 2811

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

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

Figures for 2023-24 show that 22,796 journeys were made between Farnworth and Manchester Victoria—that's 43% of all passenger journeys at this station! Previously the most common journey flow was to & from Manchester Piccadilly.

Passenger numbers for Farnworth peaked during 2019-20 with 59,228 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 30% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 81% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Farnworth table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	20,066
1998-99	16,480
1999-00	20,221
2000-01	21,695
2001-02	19,388
2002-03	15,922
2003-04
2004-05	21,699
2005-06	25,244
2006-07	22,840
2007-08	23,830
2008-09	33,960
2009-10	36,564
2010-11	36,816
2011-12	44,712
2012-13	43,740
2013-14	41,358
2014-15	41,026
2015-16	13,166
2016-17	38,408
2017-18	36,922
2018-19	46,380
2019-20	59,228
2020-21	17,610
2021-22	43,744
2022-23	48,002
2023-24	53,000
2024-25