Gathurst railway station in 2015, the L&YR-era station building is now a public house.
General information
Location
Gathurst, Wigan England
Grid reference
SD541071
Managed by
Northern Trains
Transit authority
Greater Manchester
Platforms
2
Other information
Station code
GST
Classification
DfT category F1
History
Opened
9 April 1855 (1855-04-09)
Original company
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping
London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
about 1934
renamed Gathurst for Shevington
5 May 1975
renamed Gathurst
Passengers
2018/19
94,320
2019/20
106,722
2020/21
14,426
2021/22
71,014
2022/23
80,454
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Gathurst railway station is a two-platform railway station on the outskirts of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The station is on the Southport line 2+3⁄4 miles (4.4 kilometres) north west of Wigan Wallgate station. It is currently operated by Northern Trains.
The main stone-built station building survives adjacent to the Wigan-bound platform, but is now in use for non-railway purposes (as a public house), modest shelters now being provided on both platforms for rail travellers.
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