Ince railway station
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Ince railway station serves the Ince
area of Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
, Greater Manchester
. The station is on the Manchester-Southport Line 28 km (17¼ miles) 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
).
Ince suffered in the 1960s and 1970s from much house clearance and landscaping. This has resulted in low passenger usage for the station which served an area which was (until the 1960s) a bustling independent town. Ince (unlike Daisy Hill and Hindley, and other stations on the line) is not a commuter dormitory suburb and now the station is sadly deserted even at peak times (see usage figures right). There has recently, however, been a slight rally with usage figures increasing by around 10% in 2006/7 and by a greater amount (around 25%)in 2007/8. What does not help matters is that only certain services to Manchester via the Atherton line generally stop at Ince, and not (outside the peak) services to Bolton, a popular shopping centre.
There are three seats, with a new shelter that contains benches. There are no other facilities at the station.
(Wigan during the evenings) respectively . A small number of morning & evening weekday peak services to and from Bolton also call.
There is no Sunday service.
Ince-in-Makerfield
Ince-in-Makerfield, usually known just as Ince is a district of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England.Ince is contiguous to Wigan and serves as a residential suburb of Wigan, Being divided locally by a train line into two separate areas - Higher Ince and Lower Ince,...
area of Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. It is named after its largest component town, Wigan and also includes the towns of Leigh, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Ince-in-Makerfield, and Hindley. The borough was formed in 1974 and is an...
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
. The station is on the Manchester-Southport Line 28 km (17¼ miles) north west of Manchester Victoria.
Until November 1964 Ince was also served by a station at Lower Ince on the line from Wigan Central
Wigan Central railway station
Wigan Central railway station was a railway station near the centre of Wigan, England and was some way away from the two main stations which were on the western edge of the town centre. Central station was built by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway and opened on 3 October 1892...
to Glazebrook
Glazebrook railway station
Glazebrook railway station is in the Warrington unitary authority in the north west of England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Rail...
(to the now closed Manchester Central
Manchester Central railway station
Manchester Central railway station is a former railway station in Manchester City Centre, England. One of Manchester's main railway terminals between 1880 and 1969, it now houses an exhibition and conference centre named Manchester Central.-History:...
).
Ince suffered in the 1960s and 1970s from much house clearance and landscaping. This has resulted in low passenger usage for the station which served an area which was (until the 1960s) a bustling independent town. Ince (unlike Daisy Hill and Hindley, and other stations on the line) is not a commuter dormitory suburb and now the station is sadly deserted even at peak times (see usage figures right). There has recently, however, been a slight rally with usage figures increasing by around 10% in 2006/7 and by a greater amount (around 25%)in 2007/8. What does not help matters is that only certain services to Manchester via the Atherton line generally stop at Ince, and not (outside the peak) services to Bolton, a popular shopping centre.
There are three seats, with a new shelter that contains benches. There are no other facilities at the station.
Services
As mentioned above, the station is served only by certain trains on the Wigan to Manchester routes - currently there is an hourly service in each direction to Manchester Victoria and to KirkbyKirkby railway station
Kirkby railway station is situated in Kirkby, Merseyside, England. The station is an interchange between Merseyrail services from Liverpool Central and Northern Rail services from Manchester Victoria via Wigan Wallgate....
(Wigan during the evenings) respectively . A small number of morning & evening weekday peak services to and from Bolton also call.
There is no Sunday service.