Hindley

Hindley railway station serves the town of Hindley in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, England.

Hindley is one of the principal stations that lie on the Wigan to Manchester line, just before the route branches to use either the Atherton line or the Eastern Branch line via Westhoughton and Bolton. The station is located 14 miles west of Manchester Victoria with regular Northern Trains services to these towns as well as Salford, Swinton and Walkden, with onward trains to Kirkby and Southport. Hindley is one of the nearest stations to Aspull, although there is no direct bus link, the 559 bus having been withdrawn between Hindley and Aspull.

The station is situated some distance from the centre of the town. Figures showed that usage increased year-on year by 9%, with a further healthy increase for 2007/8, which continues.