MANCHESTER Victoria train station was in the news as looking better as it has recently been given a much needed makeover as it was by far the messiest station in the region. This I most definitely needed to disagree with.

I am from Bolton, and to my knowledge the messiest station is Bolton station. I know Manchester is a city and Bolton is a town so Manchester may need more than one station and may be used more than Bolton. But Bolton has the messiest station of all not just in the north west but also most likely the whole country.

A while ago it underwent minor improvements but even that was not as good as it could have been.

I guess the bus station outside the train station will close because the new one is about to open down the road. This is good because a car park could be built there and Bolton station has never had its own car park before.

I don't know if Moor Lane bus station will close as well. The bus station could be made better but the train station is in a much worse state and more of a

priority. The Queen used to visit Bolton by train and a red carpet was laid for her. Imagine how she would feel if she saw the state of it now. Never mind a new bus station, it's a new train station we need.

Timothy Higson

Bolton