Pemberton railway station

Pemberton railway station serves the Pemberton area of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Kirkby branch line from Wigan Wallgate.

Pemberton
Pemberton railway station in 2012
LocationPemberton, Wigan
England
Coordinates53°31′50″N 2°40′09″W
Grid referenceSD557039
Managed byNorthern Trains
Transit authorityTransport for Greater Manchester
Platforms2
Other information
Station codePEM
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyLiverpool and Bury Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
20 November 1848 (1848-11-20)Station opened
Passengers
2015/16 60,302
2016/17 64,682
2017/18 69,676
2018/19 72,028
2019/20 68,988
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station was opened on 20 November 1848 by the Liverpool and Bury Railway.[1] It on the A571 Billinge Road. The platforms are at the bottom of two ramps (one on each side) which until recently was cobbled on the Kirkby bound platform. Once on the platform, the line underneath the bridge is obscured by overgrown trees.

Pemberton is served by major bus routes 1 and 2 operated by Stagecoach Manchester which runs every 10 minutes combined from Wigan town centre.

Facilities

This station is unmanned, however it is accessible via steep ramps from street level. There is no disabled access at this station. Step-free access is provided to both platforms.[2]

Basic shelters are located on each platform, along with digital display screens and timetable poster boards.

(as of 2020) a self service ticket machine has been installed on the Wigan-bound platform. Passengers must purchase tickets from this machine using a debit or credit card before boarding a train. Passengers wishing to pay by cash must use the ticket machine to gain a Promise to Pay notice for their journey so that they can pay the fare with the on board conductor or at the destination station. This route has penalty fares in operation so failure to produce a valid ticket or Promise to Pay notice can result in you paying twice the amount of the original fare or £20.00 (whichever is greater).

Service

There is an hourly service Monday to Saturday daytimes westbound to Kirkby, for connections to Liverpool Central and eastbound to Manchester Victoria via Walkden.[3]

There is no late evening after 20:09 and there is no Sunday service. A Normal service operates on Bank holidays

References
  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 182. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Pemberton station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 21 December 2016
  3. Table 82 National Rail timetable, December 2018
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Orrell   Northern Trains
Kirkby Branch Line		   Wigan Wallgate


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