Swinton Station Gets Major Upgrade | Manchester News

Swinton Station is getting a major upgrade worth £4.3 million—new lifts, accessible toilets, baby changing facilities, better lighting, and more cameras to boost safety—all while keeping the station open, though the ticket office will close until November 2026. Part of a £100 million Greater Manchester initiative funded by the government, this overhaul aims to modernize aging Victorian stations like Swinton and Daisy Hill. Locals are thrilled—especially one mom who’s dragged a stroller up and down the stairs for 19 years. Meanwhile, Walkden Station remains stuck in limbo, delayed for nearly a decade due to hidden engineering challenges beneath its coal mine foundations. Network Rail admits the complexity is slowing things down, but promises ongoing work behind the scenes.

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