Pemberton railway station

Pemberton
Pemberton railway station in 1989
Location
Place	Pemberton
Local authority	Wigan
Coordinates	53°31′50″N 2°40′09″W / 53.5306°N 2.6692°W / 53.5306; -2.6692Coordinates: 53°31′50″N 2°40′09″W / 53.5306°N 2.6692°W / 53.5306; -2.6692
Grid reference	SD557039
Operations
Station code	PEM
Managed by	Northern Rail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	34,558
2005/06	40,964
2006/07	36,514
2007/08	38,116
2008/09	45,326
2009/10	45,314
2010/11	52,254
2011/12	58,846
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Greater Manchester
National Rail – UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Pemberton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Pemberton railway station serves the Pemberton area of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Wigan to Kirkby branch line.

The station is situated 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 Kirkby bound platform. Once on the platform, the line underneath the bridge is obscured by overgrown trees.

The majority of passengers at Pemberton use services to Wigan town centre and Manchester. The services to Manchester are significantly busier than those to Kirkby.^{[citation needed]}

Pemberton is served by major bus routes 631 and 632 operated by First Greater Manchester (every 10 minutes combined from Wigan town centre). The station is only served by one train an hour by Northern Rail from approximately 0630 until 19:30 Monday to Saturday.

Service

There is an hourly service Monday to Saturday daytimes westbound to Kirkby at 56 minutes past each hour until 17:56, for connections with Liverpool Central and eastbound to Manchester Victoria at 50 minutes past each hour until 18:50. There is a later service towards Kirkby at 18:33 (18:37 on a Saturday). With a later service towards Wigan Wallgate with a connection for Hindley, Daisy Hill, Atherton, Walkden, Swinton, Salford Crescent, Salford Central, and Manchester Victoria at 19:20.

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

External links

• Train times and station information for Pemberton railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Wigan Wallgate		Northern Rail Kirkby Branch Line Mondays-Saturdays only		Orrell