Pemberton railway station serves the
Pemberton area of
Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the north-east and Warrington t ...
in
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tam ...
,
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
. It is on the
Kirkby branch line from
Wigan Wallgate
Wigan Wallgate railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town centre of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. The station serves two routes, the Manchester-Southport Line and the Manchester- Kirkby Line. It is 16 miles north-w ...
.
The station was opened on 20 November 1848 by the
Liverpool and Bury Railway
The Liverpool and Bury Railway was formed in 1845 and opened on 28 November 1848. The line ran from Liverpool Exchange first using a joint line with Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway before branching off to proceed via Kirkby then Wigan ...
. It on the
A571 Billinge Road. The platforms are at the bottom of two ramps (one on each side) which until recently was cobbled on the bound platform. Once on the platform, the line underneath the bridge is obscured by overgrown trees.
Pemberton is served by major bus routes 1 and 2 operated by
which runs every 10 minutes combined from Wigan town centre.
Facilities
This station is unmanned, however it is accessible via steep ramps from street level. There is no disabled access at this station. Step-free access is provided to both platforms.
Basic shelters are located on each platform, along with digital display screens and timetable poster boards.
(as of 2020) a self service ticket machine has been installed on the Wigan-bound platform. Passengers must purchase tickets from this machine using a debit or credit card before boarding a train. Passengers wishing to pay by cash must use the ticket machine to gain a Promise to Pay notice for their journey so that they can pay the fare with the on board conductor or at the destination station. This route has penalty fares in operation so failure to produce a valid ticket or Promise to Pay notice can result in you paying twice the amount of the original fare or £20.00 (whichever is greater).
Service
There is an hourly service Monday to Saturday daytimes westbound to Kirkby, for connections to and eastbound to via .
There is no late evening after 20:09 and there is no Sunday service. A Normal service operates on Bank holidays
References
External links
{{Greater Manchester main railway stations
Railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
DfT Category F2 stations
Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations
Northern franchise railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848