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

Figures for 2023-24 show that 43,360 journeys were made between Westhoughton and Manchester Victoria—that's 26% of all passenger journeys at this station! Previously the most common journey flow was to & from Bolton.

Passenger numbers for Westhoughton peaked during 2014-15 with 230,974 estimated passengers.