New Lane railway station

For the proposed High Speed 2 railway station in Leeds, see Leeds New Lane railway station.
New Lane National Rail

New Lane railway station in 2015.
Location
Place Burscough
Local authority West Lancashire
Coordinates 53°36′40″N 2°52′05″W / 53.611°N 2.868°WCoordinates: 53°36′40″N 2°52′05″W / 53.611°N 2.868°W
Grid reference SD427131
Operations
Station code NLN
Managed by Northern Rail
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  3,107
2005/06 Increase 3,139
2006/07 Decrease 2,745
2007/08 Increase 2,921
2008/09 Increase 3,116
2009/10 Decrease 2,674
2010/11 Increase 3,034
2011/12 Increase 3,284
2012/13 Increase 3,312
History
Original company Manchester and Southport Railway
Pre-grouping Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
9 April 1855 Opened[1]
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at New Lane from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

New Lane railway station serves the rural communities and farming villages around New Lane in West Lancashire, in the north-west of England. It is served and managed by Northern Rail and is situated near the Martin Mere bird sanctuary, which can be reached by a 1-mile walk.

Trains run to Southport and Manchester Victoria via Wigan Wallgate every two hours. A number of peak Southport-Manchester Airport/Manchester Piccadilly trains call at here. The last service to Southport is at 21:24 hours with the last service towards Wigan Wallgate and Manchester stations being at 22:30. The Sunday service is reduced. However a normal service operates on most bank holidays.

References

  1. ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 170. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.

External links

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Bescar Lane   Northern Rail
Manchester-Southport Line		   Burscough Bridge