Wigan Wallgate railway station
Wigan Wallgate 
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Along platform 1 at Wigan Wallgate, looking towards the station building on Wallgate bridge
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| Location | |
| Place | Wigan |
| Local authority | Wigan |
| Coordinates | 53°32′42″N 2°38′02″W / 53.5449°N 2.6339°WCoordinates: 53°32′42″N 2°38′02″W / 53.5449°N 2.6339°W |
| Grid reference | SD581055 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WGW |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| DfT category | D |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 1.661 million |
| – Interchange |
0.157 million |
| 2012/13 |
 1.648 million |
| – Interchange |
0.198 million |
| 2013/14 |
1.688 million |
| – Interchange |
0.149 million |
| 2014/15 |
1.637 million |
| – Interchange |
0.116 million |
| 2015/16 |
1.576 million |
| – Interchange |
0.123 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Greater Manchester |
| History | |
| Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 1848 | first station opened |
| 1855 | second station opened |
| 2 February 1896 | Opened as Wigan |
| 2 June 1924 | Renamed Wigan Wallgate |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Wigan Wallgate from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Wigan Wallgate railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town centre of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. The station serves 2 routes, the Manchester-Southport Line and the Manchester-Kirkby Line. It is (16 miles) north west of Manchester Victoria (distance via Atherton). The station is managed by Northern, who operate all trains serving it.
Wigan's other main station is Wigan North Western, which is about 110 yards (100 m) away, on the opposite side of the street named Wallgate.
The apparent sharp increase in usage 2006/7 (right) is in fact due to a change in the way passengers to and from "Wigan Stations" were allocated between Wigan Wallgate and Wigan North Western. The 2007/8 blip is again due to the Strategic Rail Authority's constant attempts to allocate grouped stations' passengers accurately.
There are three platforms, two through platforms and one bay platform for trains departing towards Southport or Kirkby. Platforms are below street level and reached via a flight of stairs from the street level concourse which contains a ticket office and a newsagent. However, a goods lift has been modified for passenger use to ensure step-free access to the platform.
The ticket office is manned all week, from 06:00 to 21:00 Mondays through Saturdays and from 08:00 to 20:00 on Sundays. Train running information is provided via digital display screens, timetable posters and automated announcements. Toilets and a waiting room are available at platform level.
During Summer 2012, the ticket office was rebuilt and refurbished.
All passenger train services are provided by Northern and operated by Class 142, Class 150 and Class 156 DMUs. Class 153 DMUs are unable to use this station because the body-side steps under the doors foul the platform coping stones here. During Monday to Saturday daytimes, this is the regular service pattern, however due to the Preston to Manchester electrification works during the 2015 summer timetable, there was an amended timetable throughout this period. There were no train services between Bolton and any Manchester station on Saturdays and Sundays between 2 May to 13 December, trains were routed via Walkden.
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