Wigan Wallgate railway station

Wigan Wallgate
The station frontage in 2013
General information
Location	Wigan, Wigan England
Coordinates	53°32′42″N 2°38′02″W / 53.5449°N 2.6339°W / 53.5449; -2.6339
Grid reference	SD581055
Managed by	Northern Trains
Transit authority	Greater Manchester
Platforms	3
Other information
Station code	WGW
Classification	DfT category D
History
Original company	Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Key dates
20 November 1848	First station opened
26 May 1860	Second station opened
2 February 1896 (1896-02-02)	Final station opened as Wigan
2 June 1924	Renamed Wigan Wallgate
Passengers
2018/19	1.551 million
Interchange	95,552
2019/20	1.478 million
Interchange	0.228 million
2020/21	0.356 million
Interchange	57,777
2021/22	1.077 million
Interchange	0.152 million
2022/23	1.090 million
Interchange	0.271 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Wigan Wallgate railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town centre of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. The station serves two routes, the Manchester-Southport Line and the Manchester-Kirkby Line. It is 16 miles north-west of Manchester Victoria (distance via Atherton). The station is managed by Northern Trains, who operate all trains serving it.

Wigan's other main station is Wigan North Western, which is about 100 metres (110 yd) away, on the opposite side of the street named Wallgate.^[1]