Ince railway station

Ince
Ince railway station in 2015
General information
Location	Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan England
Grid reference	SD595048
Managed by	Northern
Transit authority	Greater Manchester
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	INC
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1888	Opened as Higher Ince
Passengers
2018/19	20,856
2019/20	27,928
2020/21	9,618
2021/22	19,712
2022/23	23,720
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Ince railway station serves the Ince area of Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester. The station is on the Manchester-Southport Line 17¼ miles (28 km) north west of Manchester Victoria.

Until November 1964, Ince was also served by a station at Lower Ince on the line from Wigan Central to Glazebrook (to the now closed Manchester Central).