Wigan bus station

Wigan
Location
Locale Hallgate, Wigan
Local authority Wigan
Operation
Managed by Transport for Greater Manchester
No. of stands 21
Operators First Manchester, Arriva North West, Holmeswood Coaches, Maytree Travel, Preston Bus, South Lancs Travel, Stagecoach North West, Wigan Buses.
Travel centre Yes
Rail connection Wigan North Western 300 metres away
Wigan Wallgate 250 metres away.
Annual usage Not known

Wigan bus station is a bus station located in the town of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It is run by Transport for Greater Manchester.

Services

The majority of services that serve Wigan Bus Station are run by First Manchester, whilst other operators include Arriva North West, Holmeswood Coaches, Maytree Travel, Preston Bus, South Lancs Travel, Stagecoach North West and Wigan Buses.

There are frequent buses running to Bolton, Chorley, Ormskirk, St Helens and Skelmersdale plus several parts of the Wigan area, such as Ashton-in-Makerfield, Hindley, Shevington, Leigh, Pemberton, Golborne and Standish. Buses also run to Manchester, Preston, Southport, Trafford Centre and Warrington

Although there are several Nightbus services, which operate to areas around the town and to Leigh, these services do not serve the bus station and depart from outside Wigan North Western railway station instead.[1]

The bus services that use Wigan Bus Station are:[2] (Places in bold are where services terminate)

No. Operator Destination Stand
Monday-Saturday daytime Evenings and Sundays
32 First Manchester Manchester Piccadilly via Hindley, Castle Hill, Atherton, Tydlesley, Mosley Common and Pendleton G Service 33
33 First Manchester Manchester Piccadilly via Hindley, Atherton, Tydlesley, Boothstown, Eccles and Weaste W1 W
113 Stagecoach in Lancashire Preston via Standish, Shevington Moor, Wrightington, Leyland and Bamber Bridge N -
Preston Bus - N2
First Manchester Wrightington Hospital via Standish - N3
132 South Lancs Travel Trafford Centre via Hindley, Atherton, Tyldesley, Boothstown and Worsley K Service 33 to Worsley
206 Holmeswood Coaches Wrightington via Tontine, Roby Mill and Appley Bridge U4 -
320 Arriva North West St Helens via Platt Bridge, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Haydock and Sankey Valley L V
352 Arriva North West St Helens via Newtown, Pemberton, Orrell Post, Orrell and Billinge U U
360 Arriva North West Warrington via Platt Bridge, Abram, Golborne, Newton-le-Willows & Winwick L V
362 Arriva North West Chorley via Wigan Infirmary, Standish , Almond Brook and Coppull M M
375
385
395
Arriva North West Southport (375/385) via Newtown, Pemberton, Orrell Post, Upholland, Hall Green, Digmoor, Skelmersdale and Ormskirk (395) U U
540 First Manchester Bolton via Ince, Hindley, Westhoughton and Deane H W
575 Arriva North West Bolton Interchange via Aspull, Blackrod, Horwich and Lostock F P5
576 Maytree Travel Bolton via Aspull, Blackrod, Horwich and Middlebrook Service 575 P6
593 First Manchester Leigh via Belle Green, Hindley, Castle Hill, Hindley Green and Tamar Service 598 W
598 First Manchester Leigh via Belle Green, Hindley, Hindley Green and Tamar H Service 593
600
601
First Manchester Leigh via Marus Bridge, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Golborne and Lowton C (600 only) M
607 South Lancs Travel Ashton Heath via Marus Bridge, Bryn and Ashton-in-Makerfield G Service 600/601 to Ashton-in-Makerfield
610 First Manchester Hawkley Hall Circular via Worsley Mesnes B S
611 Wigan Buses Wrightington Hospital Circular via Shevington - R5
612 Evening: Maytree Travel
Sunday daytime: Wigan Buses
Wrightington Hospital Circular via Shevington - R
613 South Lancs Travel New Springs Circular via Whelley and Bottling Wood D7 -
614 South Lancs Travel New Springs Circular via Whelley D -
Wigan Buses - R2
621 First Manchester Kitt Green Circular via Norley Hall and Marsh Green S S
622 Maytree Travel Kitt Green Old Engine via Robin Park, DW Stadium, Worsley Hall, Norley Hall, Pemberton and Orrell Post - V
624 South Lancs Travel Bottling Wood via Whelley Hospital (enters grounds by request only) E8 -
First Manchester E9 -
Wigan Buses (one journey) E8 -
625
626
First Manchester Beech Hill Circulars via Swinley T T
628 First Manchester Kitt Green Circular via Marsh Green and Norley Hall P P
630 Wigan Buses Platt Bridge via Ince G -
631 First Manchester Highfield Grange Circular via Poolstock, Marus Bridge, Winstanley and Pemberton railway station V V
632 First Manchester Highfield Grange Circular via Pemberton railway station, Winstanley, Marus Bridge and Poolstock V V
633 South Lancs Travel Orrell via Poolstock Highfield Grange, Windy Arbour and Winstanley College F8 -
634 South Lancs Travel Belle Green via Ince Bar E8 -
First Manchester E9 -
635 South Lancs Travel Shevington Vale via Shevington R Service 611/612
638 Wigan Buses Wigan Circular via Standish, Wrightington Hospital, Appley Bridge, Shevington,
Gathurst, Kitt Green, Norley Hall and Worsley Hall
N -
639 Wigan Buses Wigan Circular via Worsley Hall, Norley Hall, Kitt Green, Gathurst,
Shevington, Appley Bridge, Wrightington Hospital and Standish
N -
640
642
South Lancs Travel
Wigan Buses (642)
Wigan Circular via Boar's Head, Worthington, Standish, Shevington, Kitt Green and Pemberton N -
641
643
South Lancs Travel
Wigan Buses (643)
Wigan Circular via Pemberton, Kitt Green, Shevington, Standish, Worthington and Boar's Head M -
658 First Manchester Higher Folds via Platt Bridge, Bickershaw, Tamar and Leigh J V
664 South Lancs Travel Wigan via Worsley Hall, Pemberton, Kitt Green, Marsh Green, Beech Hill and Wigan Infirmary E8 -
665 First Manchester Wigan via Worsley Hall, Pemberton, Kitt Green, Marsh Green, Beech Hill and Wigan Infirmary E9 -
South Lancs Travel E7, 9 -
674 South Lancs Travel Wigan via Wigan Infirmary, Beech Hill, Marsh Green, Kitt Green, Pemberton and Worsley Hall E8 -
675 First Manchester Wigan via Wigan Infirmary, Beech Hill, Marsh Green, Kitt Green, Pemberton and Worsley Hall E9 -
715 Arriva North West Bolton via Aspull, Westhoughton, Ladybridge and Deane F -
Maytree Travel - P

Notes:

1 One journey at 5.53pm
2 Monday-Saturday evenings only
3 Sundays only
4 Tuesdays and Fridays only
5 Sunday daytime only
6 Evenings only
7 One afternoon journey
8 Weekdays only
9 Saturdays only

External links

References

  1. ^ "Buses - Nightbus - Wigan Map". Transport for Greater Manchester. http://www.tfgm.com/nightbus/map/wigan/map.htm. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
  2. ^ "Bus Station Departures - Wigan". Transport for Greater Manchester. http://www.tfgm.com/destination/Wigan-040911.pdf. Retrieved 9 October 2011.