Upholland
National Rail
General information
LocationUp Holland, West Lancashire
England
Coordinates53°31′41″N 2°44′28″W / 53.528°N 2.741°W / 53.528; -2.741
Grid referenceSD509037
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeUPL
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyLiverpool and Bury Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
20 November 1848Opened as Pimbo Lane
13 October 1900Renamed Up Holland
1902Renamed Upholland
Passengers
2018/19Increase 31,650
2019/20Increase 32,250
2020/21Decrease 9,596
2021/22Increase 21,396
2022/23Increase 21,698
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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 Wigan Wallgate and means the service (which is provided by Northern Trains, who also manage the station) runs through three counties on its journey from Wigan to Kirkby.

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

A 1908 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (lower right) railways in the vicinity of Upholland

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.[1] The current station was originally called "Pimbo Lane Station", and also opened on 20 November 1848.[2] It was renamed "Up Holland" on 13 October 1900, and "Upholland" in 1902.[1]

Facilities

The station is unstaffed and has no permanent buildings left, other than basic shelters on each platform. Timetable posters 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).[3] The station also has a small car park located next to the bridge on Pimbo Lane.[4]

Services

All services at Upholland are operated by Northern Trains.

The station is served by one train per hour between Headbolt Lane and Blackburn via Wigan Wallgate and Manchester Victoria. Connections for Merseyrail services to and from Liverpool Central can be made by changing at Headbolt Lane.[5]

No services call at the station during late evenings or on Sundays.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Northern Trains
Monday-Saturday only

References

  1. 1 2 Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ↑ Butt (1995), p.185
  3. ↑ Upholland station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 21 December 2016
  4. ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ↑ Table 82 National Rail timetable, May 2023
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