Upholland railway station serves the small town of Upholland

Upholland

Upholland is a civil parish and village in West Lancashire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles east of Skelmersdale, also in West Lancashire, and 4½ miles west of Wigan in Greater Manchester.-Geography:...

 in the southern Lancashire

Lancashire

Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...

/Wigan

Wigan

Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south-west of Bolton, north of Warrington and west-northwest of Manchester. Wigan is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town of Wigan had a total...

 boundary area. It is on the Kirkby branch line from and means the service (which is provided by Northern Rail

Northern Rail

Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...

, who also manage the station) runs through three counties on its journey from Wigan to .

Upholland has been named in past Lancashire County Council reports as a possible site of a rail link to Skelmersdale

Skelmersdale

Skelmersdale is a town in West Lancashire, England. It lies on high-ground on the River Tawd, to the west of Wigan, to the northeast of Liverpool, south-southwest of Preston. As of 2006, Skelmersdale had a population of 38,813, down from 41,000 in 2004. The town is known locally as Skem.The...

, but as yet no firm plans have been made.

Service

Upholland is served by one train per hour in each direction :

• Towards Manchester, there is a local service calling at:

, , , Ince, , , , , , , Swinton

Swinton (Manchester) railway station

Swinton railway station serves the town of Swinton and Pendlebury in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England.Swinton is one of the local stations that lie on the Manchester to Southport Line between Wigan and Manchester...

, , and .

• Towards Kirkby, there is a local service calling at:

and .

The last services from Upholland towards Rainford, and Kirkby are at 18:41 hours (18:45 on a Saturday). The last direct service for all stations to Manchester Victoria via Wigan Wallgate is at 18:44 hours. With a later service for Orrell, Pemberton, and Wigan Walgate at 19:14.

There is no late evening service and no service on a Sunday. A normal service operates on most Bank holidays.

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