In the opposite direction there are four trains each hour to Wigan, with an hourly service to Kirkby and two per hour to Southport via Wallgate and one that terminates at . During the evenings there are two services to Manchester (one on each route) and to Wigan, of which one extends to Southport (there are no services to Kirkby after 19:00). From December 2019, most services to Wigan will run via or terminate at Wallgate, with just a few early morning and evening trains to North Western. Services to/from Southport will run predominantly via Bolton, save for a small number of peak and late evening workings via Atherton.