Station Facilities

Although Walkden is one of the busiest and fast-growing stations on the line, its facilities place it very close to the bottom of the class.

The list below shows the facililties provided - or in most cases not provided - as at February 2009.

Facility	Provided	Notes
Bicycle Lockers
Car Park		Some on-street parking may be found in the area around the station.
CCTV Cameras
Disabled Access		Please see our Disabled Access page for more details.
Help Point
Indoor Waiting Room
Refreshments		FOWS have joined with Crumbs and Cafe Chino (both within a minute's walk from the station) to offer discounts for rail passngers holding a valid ticket.
Real-time Information Displays
Shelter		The platform has a canopy and a bus-stop style shelter.
Staff On Site		The station booking office is manned Mon-Fri from 0610 to 1240, Sat 0710 to 1340. The staff are very knowledgable and able to assist with journey planning and purchasing advance tickets, as well as selling tickets on the day of travel.
Tannoy System		In December 2009 a local PA system was installed at Walkden, allowing announcements to be made whilst the Booking Office is manned.
Toilets

The basic nature of Walkden station can be seen from this general view looking west towards Atherton, in August 2008.