Upholland railway station
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Location | |
Place | Upholland |
Local authority | West Lancashire |
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Grid reference | SD509037 |
Operations | |
Station code | UPL |
Managed by | Northern Rail |
Number of platforms | 2 |
DfT category | F2 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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Annual rail passenger usage* | |
2004/05 | 13,922 |
2005/06 | 15,094 |
2006/07 | 16,796 |
2007/08 | 17,001 |
2008/09 | 17,852 |
2009/10 | 17,746 |
2010/11 | 20,732 |
2011/12 | 25,400 |
2012/13 | 24,030 |
History | |
Original company | Liverpool and Bury Railway |
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
20 November 1848 | Opened as Pimbo Lane |
13 October 1900 | Renamed Up Holland |
1902 | Renamed Upholland |
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Upholland from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
UK Railways portal |
Upholland railway station serves the small town of Upholland in the southern Lancashire/Wigan boundary area of England. It is on the Kirkby branch line from Wigan Wallgate and means the service (which is provided by Northern Rail, who also manage the station) runs through three counties on its journey from Wigan to Kirkby.
Upholland has been named in past Lancashire County Council reports as a possible site of a rail link to Skelmersdale, but as yet no firm plans have been made.
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History
The original Upholland station was on a different site, opened by the Liverpool and Bury Railway on 20 November 1848, but closed four years later in 1852.[1] The current station was originally called "Pimbo Lane Station", and also opened on 20 November 1848.[2] It was renamed "Up Holland" on 13 October 1900, and "Upholland" in 1902.[1]
Service
Upholland is served by one train per hour in each direction, towards Bolton and Kirkby.
There is no late evening service and no service on a Sunday. A normal service operates on most Bank holidays.[3]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Butt (1995), p.185
- ↑ Manchester to Southport & Kirkby Timetable 13 December 2009 - 22 May 2010 Northern Rail website; Retrieved 2010-02-9
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Upholland railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Upholland railway station from National Rail
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