Wigan North Western railway station

Wigan North Western
The station building on platform 4, the main southbound platform, in 2015
General information
Location	Wigan, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan England
Coordinates	53°32′35″N 2°37′55″W / 53.5430°N 2.6320°W / 53.5430; -2.6320
Grid reference	SD581053
Managed by	Avanti West Coast
Transit authority	Greater Manchester
Platforms	6 (5 in use)
Other information
Station code	WGN
Fare zone	Greater Manchester Rail Zone 3
Classification	DfT category B
History
Original company	North Union Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
31 October 1838 (1838-10-31)	Opened as Wigan
2 June 1924	Renamed Wigan North Western
Passengers
2018/19	1.683 million
Interchange	1.265 million
2019/20	1.604 million
Interchange	1.347 million
2020/21	0.386 million
Interchange	0.259 million
2021/22	1.168 million
Interchange	0.970 million
2022/23	1.183 million
Interchange	0.695 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Wigan North Western railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town centre of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

It is a moderately-sized station on the West Coast Main Line. It is operated by Avanti West Coast, and is also served by Northern Trains.

Wigan's other station is Wigan Wallgate, which is about 110 yards (100 m) away, on the opposite side of the street named Wallgate, for services to Manchester (Victoria, Deansgate, Oxford Road & Piccadilly), Southport and Kirkby. Both stations are centrally located on the southern fringe of Wigan town centre. The station is named North Western, not because of its location but because it formerly belonged to the London and North Western Railway. The drop in usage figures for Wigan North Western in 2006/07 was due to the adjustment of the allocation between the town's two stations. In 2009 North Western station was identified as one of the ten worst category B interchange stations for mystery shopper assessment of fabric and environment^[1] and was set to receive a share of £50m funding for improvements.^[2]