Gathurst railway station
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| Gathurst | |||
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| Gathurst railway station in 1989 | |||
| Location | |||
| Place | Gathurst | ||
| Local authority | Wigan | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | GST | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2005/06 * | 0.048 million | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | Greater Manchester | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Gathurst from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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On the outskirts of the town of Wigan, Greater Manchester, the semi-rural Gathurst is a recently refurbished two-platform station on the Southport line 5 km (2¾ miles) north west of Wigan Wallgate station. The station also serves the nearby village of Shevington, indeed until 1973 (see British Rail Timetable of 1972) was named Gathurst for Shevington.
[edit] Service
There is generally an hourly service from Gathurst westbound to Southport and eastbound to Manchester Victoria (and beyond to Rochdale).
Sundays the eastbound service goes instead to Alderley Edge via Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Gathurst railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Wigan Wallgate | Northern Rail Manchester-Southport Line |
Appley Bridge | ||
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