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Gathurst railway station

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before it was acquired by the L&YR on 3 July 1854. The main stone-built station building (no longer in use) was built during this time, in the standard L&YR style which had been described as "solid, substantial, well built of stone in the Elizabethan style, neat without undue ornament".
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The station is unmanned and has no ticket machine, so all tickets must be bought prior to travel or on the train. Train running information can be obtained by phone and timetable posters. There is step-free access to both platforms.
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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.
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and points south ended at the winter 2022 timetable change). Only a limited number now run via
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On Monday to Saturday daytimes, there are two trains an hour westbound to
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This article on a railway station in Greater Manchester is a
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Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology
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was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by
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Sunday services are hourly each way and continue to
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Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain
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Index

National Rail

L&YR
public house
Gathurst
Wigan
Grid reference
SD541071
Northern Trains
Greater Manchester
DfT category
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
London Midland and Scottish Railway
Office of Rail and Road
railway station
Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
Greater Manchester
Southport
Wigan Wallgate
Northern Trains
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Wigan Wallgate
Southport London Street
Manchester and Southport Railway
London and North Western Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Sectorisation
Regional Railways
privatisation of British Rail

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