Lower Ince railway station

Lower Ince railway station was a railway station in southern Wigan, Lancashire, England.

Lower Ince
LocationWigan, Wigan
England
Coordinates53.54586°N 2.62813°W / 53.54586; -2.62813
Grid referenceSD594047
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWigan Junction Railways
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 April 1884 (1884-04-01)Station opened
2 November 1964Station closed completely[1]
Lines around Wigan in 1907

Location and construction

Lower Ince station was in a cutting on the south side of Ince Green Lane,[2][3] a short distance from the LYR's rival station, Ince.[4]

The station was on the Wigan Junction Railways (WJR) line from Glazebrook West Junction to Wigan.[5][6] The WJR was part of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (later to become the Great Central) and opened on 1 April 1884, with other stations along the line.

Lower Ince Engine Shed stood north west of the station.[7] It closed on 26 March 1952.[8]

Services

The service patterns in 1895, 1947 and 1962 are fully documented in the authoritative Disused Stations website.[9]

In April 1884 the service pattern was straightforward. Six "Down" (towards Wigan) trains called from Manchester Central. In addition, one "express" called at Glazebrook only and passed Lower Ince without stopping. Of the six, three called at all stations, the remaining three missed some stations between Manchester and Glazebrook. With the exception of the "express" all trains called at all stations between Glazebrook and Wigan. The "Up" service was similar.[10]

In 1922 six "Down" trains called, All Stations from Manchester Central on "Weekdays" (Mondays to Saturdays), with a further evening train from Lowton St Mary's only. Three other trains called, apparently All Stations from Culcheth, but it is possible they originated from Liverpool Central or Warrington Central and turned west to north at Glazebrook West Junction. One of these trains ran on Fridays and Saturdays Only and the other two ran on Saturdays Only. The "Up" service was broadly similar, but the mix of Saturday Only trains was even more complicated. There was no Sunday service.[11]

Closure and after

According to Beeching's Reshaping of British Railways the line was more heavily used than many which did not close, however, as with many unmodernised and heavily used commuter lines it was deemed uneconomic. The line's main passenger traffic was workers travelling from the Wigan area to industrial plants in Cadishead and Partington and around the docks in Salford and Manchester; until the late 1970s the Lancashire United bus company operated a replacement bus service from Wigan to Partington.

The station closed completely on 2 November 1964 and has been demolished.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wigan Darlington Street
Line and station closed		   Great Central Railway
Wigan Junction Railways		   Hindley South
Line and station closed
Wigan Central
Line and station closed		    

See also

References
  1. The station via Disused Stations UK
  2. The station via Wigan World
  3. The station via Wigan World
  4. The station on a 1948 OS Map via npe maps
  5. The line and mileages via railwaycodes
  6. Smith & Turner 2012, Map 45
  7. Fields, Gilbert & Knight 1980, Photo 127
  8. Sweeney 2013, pp. 92–102
  9. The station via Disused Stations UK
  10. Dow 1962, p. 354
  11. Bradshaw 1985, pp. 714–5

Sources
  • Bradshaw, George (1985) [July 1922]. Bradshaw's General Railway and Steam Navigation guide for Great Britain and Ireland: A reprint of the July 1922 issue. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-8708-5. OCLC 12500436.
  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Dow, George (1962). Great Central, Volume Two Dominion of Watkin 1864-1899. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-1469-5. OCLC 655324061.
  • Fields, N; Gilbert, A C; Knight, N R (1980), Liverpool to Manchester into the Second Century, Manchester Transport Museum Society, ISBN 978-0-900857-19-5CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Smith, Paul; Turner, Keith (2012), Railway Atlas Then and Now, Ian Allan Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7110-3695-6CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Sweeney, Dennis (2013). The Wigan Junction Railways. Leigh: Triangle Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9550030-5-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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