Appley Bridge railway station
Appley Bridge railway station serves the villages of Appley Bridge and Shevington, both in Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester in England. The station is 4.4 miles (7 km) north-west of Wigan Wallgate on the Manchester-Southport Line. The station is in Lancashire, but it is supported by the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive and as such within the TfGM ticketing zone. It is operated by Northern Trains.
Appley Bridge | |
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Appley Bridge station in 2015, with a Northern Rail Class 150 at the Southport-bound platform, seen from the Appley Lane North road bridge. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Appley Bridge, West Lancashire England |
| Grid reference | SD524093 |
| Managed by | Northern Trains |
| Transit authority | Greater Manchester |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | APB |
| Classification | DfT category F1 |
| Key dates | |
| 9 April 1855 | Station opens |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 0.224 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.227 million |
| 2020/21 | 39,006 |
| 2021/22 | 0.128 million |
| 2022/23 | 0.131 million |
| Location | |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
The main stone-built station building survives adjacent to the Wigan-bound platform, but is now a public house; there are modest shelters on both platforms for rail travellers.
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