Upholland railway station


Upholland railway station serves the small town of Up Holland in the southern Lancashire/Wigan boundary area of England. It is on the Kirkby branch line from and means the service runs through three counties on its journey from Wigan to.
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, but not for the westbound one.

Service

Upholland is served by one train per hour in each direction, towards Manchester Victoria via and. Certain trains start or finish at.
There is no late evening service after 20:01 and no service on a Sunday. A normal service runs on most Bank holidays.