▁oper ational ▁at ▁the ▁station ▁since ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Northern ▁( Ar riv a ▁Rail ▁North ▁Limited ) ▁had ▁announced ▁its ▁intention ▁to ▁install ▁them ▁here ▁( and ▁at ▁several ▁other ▁locations ) ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁Platform s ▁The ▁station ▁currently ▁has ▁five ▁platforms ▁in ▁use . ▁▁ ▁Platform ▁ 1 ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁trains ▁heading ▁north ▁to ▁Black burn ▁and ▁Cl ith ero e , ▁and ▁trains ▁heading ▁south ▁to ▁Manchester ▁Victoria ▁and ▁. ▁ ▁Platform ▁ 2 ▁is ▁situated ▁at ▁the ▁southern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁station ▁and ▁allows ▁for ▁trains ▁from ▁the ▁Manchester ▁stations ▁to ▁terminate ▁at ▁Bol ton . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁for ▁st abling ▁units ▁from ▁Manchester ▁in ▁the ▁evening , ▁and ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁units ▁use ▁this ▁platform ▁in ▁a ▁morning . ▁▁ ▁Platform ▁ 3 ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁trains ▁heading ▁to ▁Manchester ▁Victoria , ▁Manchester ▁Pic c ad illy , ▁Manchester ▁Airport , ▁Ro ch dale , ▁Stock port ▁and ▁ ▁though ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁sign alled ▁for ▁use ▁by ▁north bound ▁trains ▁to ▁Black burn . ▁ ▁Platform ▁ 4 ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁trains ▁heading ▁north ▁and ▁west ▁including ▁W igan , ▁South port , ▁Kirk by , ▁Pr eston , ▁Black pool , ▁Bar row - in - F urn ess , ▁and ▁Wind erm ere . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁closed ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁for ▁ref urb ishment ▁work , ▁but ▁is ▁now ▁oper