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- Liverpool to Wigan Home
- Liverpool Exchange
- Great Howard Street
- Sandhills
- Kirkdale
- Rice Lane
- Fazakerley
- Kirkby
- Kirkby Royal Ordnance
- Rainford
- Rainford Junction
- Upholland_1st
- Upholland_2nd
- Orrell
- Pemberton
- Wigan LYR 1st
- Wigan LYR 2nd
- Wigan Wallgate
Wigan Wallgate formerly Wigan
(1896 - )
Wigan Wallgate railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town centre of Wigan in Greater Manchester. The station serves two routes, the Wigan to Southport line and the Wigan to Kirkby line.
The L&YR opened its Wigan station on its current site on February 2 1896 as Wigan which was renamed Wigan Wallgate on June 2 1924
The trains to Liverpool which had terminated at Sandhills following the opening of the Merseyrail link to Liverpool Central were cut back to Kirkby in 1978. This happened when Merseyrail completed electrification of the western section of line between Liverpool and Kirkby. The diesel train from Wigan is scheduled to meet an electric train from Liverpool at Kirkby and passengers transfer trains to complete their journeys. This arrangement continues at Kirkby today
There are three platforms, two through platforms and one bay platform for trains departing towards Southport or Kirkby. Platforms are below street level and reached via a flight of stairs from the street level concourse which contains a ticket office and a newsagent. However, a goods lift has been modified for passenger use to ensure step-free access to the platform
The ticket office is manned all week and automated ticket barriers are in operation. Train-running information is provided via digital display screens, timetable posters and automated announcements. Toilets and a waiting room are available at platform level
The trains to Liverpool which had terminated at Sandhills following the opening of the Merseyrail link to Liverpool Central were cut back to Kirkby in 1978. This happened when Merseyrail completed electrification of the western section of line between Liverpool and Kirkby. The diesel train from Wigan is scheduled to meet an electric train from Liverpool at Kirkby and passengers transfer trains to complete their journeys. This arrangement continues at Kirkby today
There are three platforms, two through platforms and one bay platform for trains departing towards Southport or Kirkby. Platforms are below street level and reached via a flight of stairs from the street level concourse which contains a ticket office and a newsagent. However, a goods lift has been modified for passenger use to ensure step-free access to the platform
The ticket office is manned all week and automated ticket barriers are in operation. Train-running information is provided via digital display screens, timetable posters and automated announcements. Toilets and a waiting room are available at platform level
