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Gathurst railway station
Railway station in Greater Manchester, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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![]() 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 | ||||
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Station code | GST | ||||
Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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about 1934 | renamed Gathurst for Shevington | ||||
5 May 1975 | renamed Gathurst | ||||
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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.