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Atherton

Trains at Atherton arrived on average 1 min late over the last 30 days, based on 58 timed arrivals out of 78 services; 97% were within 5 minutes.

Counted from 14 September 2026 to 14 September 2026, as of 14 September 2026. Facts from the rail feeds we archive; nothing on this page is a prediction. How we count.

97%
within 5 min, of 58
1 min
late on average
0
cancelled, of 78

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Next departures

Board as of 10:52 London time; each train shows when its last update arrived. Times are the feed's own; a platform is marked expected until the operator confirms it.

Headbolt Lane
10:53 · Platform 2 (expected) · updated 10:5210:53On time
Leeds
11:07 · Platform 1 (expected) · updated 09:4811:07On time
Wigan Wallgate
11:22 · Platform 2 (expected) · Northern · updated 10:5211:22On time
Blackburn
11:36 · Platform 1 (expected) · updated 10:0411:36On time
Headbolt Lane
11:53 · Platform 2 (expected) · updated 10:5111:53On time
Leeds
12:07 · Platform 1 (expected) · updated 06:4012:07On time
Wigan Wallgate
12:22 · Platform 2 (expected) · Northern · updated 10:5012:22On time
Blackburn
12:36 · Platform 1 (expected) · updated 10:3912:36On time

Punctuality

How trains here have run

Trains at Atherton arrived on average 1 min late over the last 30 days, based on 58 timed arrivals out of 78 services; 97% were within 5 minutes. Half of them were on time and four in five were within 3 min. No services were cancelled over the last 30 days. The platform changed after being announced on 0% of 70 calls with a platform. The busiest hour is 17:00–18:00 (6 services); the worst day was Monday 14 September 2026 (1 min late on average).

Punctuality at Atherton, measured at this station against the public timetable. Rates show the sample they are counted from; “—” means no figure. Platform changes are counted over calls with a platform.
Measure7 days14 September 2026 – 14 September 202630 days14 September 2026 – 14 September 2026All time14 September 2026 – 14 September 2026
Services787878
Within 5 minutes97% of 5897% of 5897% of 58
Average delay1 min of 581 min of 581 min of 58
Half were withinunder a minuteunder a minuteunder a minute
Four in five were within3 min3 min3 min
Cancelled0 of 780 of 780 of 78
Cancelled at some stops000
Platform changed0% of 700% of 700% of 70
Busiest hour17:00–18:00 (6)17:00–18:00 (6)17:00–18:00 (6)
Worst day14 September 2026 (1 min)14 September 2026 (1 min)14 September 2026 (1 min)

Routes from here

No route from here has 20 services yet.

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About this station

Country
Great Britain
CRS code
ATN
Coordinates
53.5288, -2.4787

Every figure on this page is a count over the feed messages we archive, measured at this station against the public timetable. See the leaderboards or every station in Great Britain.