M61 motorway M61 motorway The M61 is a motorway in North West England. It runs from the M60 motorway northwest of Manchester and heads northwest past Bolton and Chorley to join the M6 just north of the junction between the M6 and M65 motorways to the south of Preston. Perhaps the most distinguishing section of the M61 is to be found at the southern end at the Worsley Braided Interchange between junctions 1 and 3. This stretch of the road on the approach to the terminus with the M60 ring road is a collection of sliproads and overpass tunnels providing free-flowing access
Accrington railway station hourly service in each direction on Sundays, with through running to and from . These call at all stops (except Salwick), including the major stations of Preston, Blackburn and Burnley Central. From May 2015, direct services to Manchester Victoria have resumed (after a gap of almost fifty years) with the reopening of the Curve. These start at Blackburn and continue onwards through Burnley Manchester Road, using the Caldervale Line south of Todmorden to reach and Manchester. An hourly service each way operates on this route throughout the week. Most of these trains continue beyond Manchester, to and Accrington railway station