Upholland railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Lancashire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Upholland
| symbol_location = gb
| symbol = rail
| image = Upholland Railway Station.jpg
| borough = Up Holland, West Lancashire
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|53.528|-2.741|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name = Grid reference
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SD509037|25|SD509037}}
| manager = Northern Trains
| platforms = 2
| code = UPL
| classification = DfT category F2
| original = Liverpool and Bury Railway
| pregroup = Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
| postgroup = London Midland and Scottish Railway
| years = 20 November 1848
| events = Opened as Pimbo Lane
| years1 = 13 October 1900
| events1 = Renamed Up Holland
| years2 = 1902
| events2 = Renamed Upholland
| mpassengers =
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{increase}} 32,250}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 9,596}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 21,396}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 21,698}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 22,410}}
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 14
}}
Upholland railway station serves the small town of Up Holland in the southern Lancashire/Wigan boundary area of England. It is on the Kirkby branch line from {{stnlnk|Wigan Wallgate}} and means the service (which is provided by Northern Trains, who also manage the station) runs through three counties on its journey from Wigan to {{stnlnk|Kirkby}}.
Upholland has been named in past Lancashire County Council reports as a possible site of a rail link to Skelmersdale, but as yet no firm plans have been made.
History
File:Hartford, Northwich and Rainford RJD 92.jpg Junction Diagram showing (lower right) railways in the vicinity of Upholland]]
The original Upholland station was on a different site, opened by the Liverpool and Bury Railway on 20 November 1848, but closed four years later in 1852.{{Butt-Stations|page=237}} The current station was originally called "Pimbo Lane Station", and also opened on 20 November 1848.Butt (1995), p.185 It was renamed "Up Holland" on 13 October 1900, and "Upholland" in 1902.
Facilities
The station is unstaffed and has no permanent buildings left, other than basic shelters on each platform. Timetable posters provide train running information. Step-free access is available to the eastbound platform (via a steep ramp), but not for the westbound one (this can only be reached by a staircase from Pimbo Lane).[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/orr/details.html Upholland station facilities] National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 21 December 2016 The station also has a small car park located next to the bridge on Pimbo Lane.{{Cite web|title=Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@53.52826,-2.7407737,3a,75y,134.36h,72.68t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1szStSR770a04fmjt0THP3PA!2e0!6shttps://streetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com/v1/thumbnail?panoid=zStSR770a04fmjt0THP3PA&cb_client=maps_sv.tactile.gps&w=203&h=100&yaw=36.84079&pitch=0&thumbfov=100!7i13312!8i6656|access-date=2021-07-22|publisher=Google Maps|language=en}}
Services
All services at Upholland are operated by Northern Trains.
The station is served by one train per hour between {{stnlnk|Headbolt Lane}} and {{stnlnk|Blackburn}} via {{stnlnk|Wigan Wallgate}} and {{stn|Manchester Victoria}}. Connections for Merseyrail services to and from {{stnlnk|Liverpool Central}} can be made by changing at Headbolt Lane.{{NRtimes|May 2023|82}}
No services call at the station during late evenings or on Sundays.
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References
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External links
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{{Railway stations in Lancashire}}
Category:Railway stations in the Borough of West Lancashire
Category:DfT Category F2 stations
Category:Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations