Wigan Wallgate railway station
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This article is about The former Lancashire and Yorkshire railway station. For The former London and Northwestern railway station, see Wigan North Western railway station.
Wigan Wallgate railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town centre of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. The station serves two routes, the Manchester-Southport Line and the Manchester-Kirkby Line. It is 16 miles north-west of Manchester Victoria (distance via Atherton). The station is managed by Northern Trains, who operate all trains serving it.
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Location | Wigan, Wigan England | ||||
Coordinates | 53°32′42″N 2°38′02″W | ||||
Grid reference | SD581055 | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Transit authority | Greater Manchester | ||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | WGW | ||||
Classification | DfT category D | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland & Scottish Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
20 November 1848 | First station opened | ||||
26 May 1860 | Second station opened | ||||
2 February 1896 (1896-02-02) | Final station opened as Wigan | ||||
2 June 1924 | Renamed Wigan Wallgate | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 1.551 million | ||||
Interchange | 95,552 | ||||
2019/20 | 1.478 million | ||||
Interchange | 0.228 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.356 million | ||||
Interchange | 57,777 | ||||
2021/22 | 1.077 million | ||||
Interchange | 0.152 million | ||||
2022/23 | 1.090 million | ||||
Interchange | 0.271 million | ||||
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Wigan's other main station is Wigan North Western, which is about 100 metres (110 yd) away, on the opposite side of the street named Wallgate.[1]