Work to make Hindley station accessible for everyone – from disabled passengers and older people to those travelling with pushchairs or heavy luggage – is set to get under way in February.
The £6.5m upgrade will see Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) install two passenger lifts, transforming the 19th century station with step-free access to and from the platforms for the first time. A new footbridge is also being built from the booking hall at street level, providing direct access to platforms 1 and 2.
The works have been planned to keep the station open throughout, with no impact on train services. Transport for Greater Manchester, Network Rail and Northern Trains will also upgrade the station’s lighting and CCTV at the lifts and assistance areas, providing a better and safer experience for passengers.
It comes hot on the heels of step-free access being completed at Daisy Hill and Irlam stations in 2025. Work is also underway at Bryn station, with Reddish North and Swinton due to get under way later this year. Step-free access at Flowery Field, Newton for Hyde and Levenshulme will follow.
Providing step-free access to Hindley station is part of a rolling programme of accessibility upgrades, which will see twice as many rail stations in Greater Manchester become step-free over a three year period than in the preceding decade. It means that 63% of the city-region’s rail stations will be step-free by March 2028.
