Place Upholland Station code UPL DfT category F2 Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference SD509037 Managed by Northern 2011/12 25,400 | |
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Address Up Holland, Skelmersdale WN8 9QQ, United Kingdom Original company Liverpool and Bury Railway Similar Pemberton railway station, Westhoughton railway station, Blackrod railway station, Museum of Wigan Life, Astley Green Colliery | ||
Upholland railway station serves the small town of Upholland 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, who also manage the station) runs through three counties on its journey from Wigan to Kirkby.
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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.
History
The original Upholland station was on a different site, opened by the Liverpool and Bury Railway on 20 November 1848, but closed four years later in 1852. The current station was originally called "Pimbo Lane Station", and also opened on 20 November 1848. It was renamed "Up Holland" on 13 October 1900, and "Upholland" in 1902.
Facilities
The station is unstaffed and has no permanent buildings left, other than basic shelters on each platform. Timetable posters and a pay phone provide train running information. Step-free access is available to the eastbound platform (via a steep ramp), but not for the westbound one (this can only be reached by a staircase from Pimbo Lane).
Service
Upholland is served by one train per hour in each direction, towards Manchester Victoria & Blackburn and Kirkby. Certain trains start or finish at Wigan Wallgate.
There is no late evening service (after 19.15) and no service on a Sunday. A normal service operates on most Bank holidays.