Upholland railway station
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Upholland railway station serves the small town of Up Holland 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 Trains, who also manage the station) runs through three counties on its journey from Wigan to Kirkby.
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Location | Up Holland, West Lancashire England | ||||
Coordinates | 53.528°N 2.741°W / 53.528; -2.741 | ||||
Grid reference | SD509037 | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
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Station code | UPL | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Liverpool and Bury Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
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20 November 1848 | Opened as Pimbo Lane | ||||
13 October 1900 | Renamed Up Holland | ||||
1902 | Renamed Upholland | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 31,650 | ||||
2019/20 | 32,250 | ||||
2020/21 | 9,596 | ||||
2021/22 | 21,396 | ||||
2022/23 | 21,698 | ||||
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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.