9 ▁Electric ▁Multiple ▁Units . ▁ ▁Services ▁ ▁Rail ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁frequent ▁rail ▁services ▁to ▁both ▁main ▁Manchester ▁stations ▁provided ▁by ▁Northern ▁Tra ins . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁services ▁to ▁Manchester ▁Victoria ▁continue ▁east ward ▁to ▁ ▁or ▁, ▁whilst ▁those ▁to ▁Pic c ad illy ▁run ▁to ▁either ▁, ▁ ▁or ▁Manchester ▁Airport . ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁trains ▁an ▁hour ▁to ▁ ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁and ▁regular ▁trains ▁to ▁ ▁and ▁Black pool ▁North . ▁There ▁is ▁ 1 ▁train ▁per ▁week day ▁from ▁South port ▁to ▁Le eds ▁with ▁no ▁return ▁service . ▁At ▁all ▁other ▁times ▁this ▁service ▁oper ates ▁via ▁A ther ton ▁and ▁Walk den . ▁▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁half - hour ly ▁services ▁to ▁Black burn , ▁with ▁alternate ▁trains ▁continu ing ▁to ▁Cl ith ero e ▁( with ▁extra ▁services ▁at ▁peak ▁periods ). ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁through ▁trains ▁to ▁W igan ▁Wall gate ▁and ▁South port ▁were ▁with dra wn , ▁meaning ▁passengers ▁for ▁those ▁stations ▁generally ▁had ▁to ▁change ▁at ▁. ▁However , ▁regular ▁all - day ▁South port ▁services ▁were ▁re int rodu ced ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁with ▁two ▁trains ▁per ▁hour ▁via ▁West h ought on ▁and ▁W igan ▁Wall gate ▁replacing ▁services ▁that ▁had ▁previously ▁only ▁reached ▁W igan ▁North ▁Western . ▁ ▁Trans P enn ine ▁Express ▁provide ▁an ▁irregular ▁service ▁from ▁Bol ton , ▁with ▁ 9 ▁trains ▁per ▁week day