Wigan North Western is one of two stations serving Wigan town centre, the station is managed by…read moreAvanti West Coast, who run services from this station on the Glasgow Central/Edinburgh Waverley - London Euston line, which provides services into Scotland, Birmingham, London and others. The station is also served by Northern, with limited services by TPExpress: this means you can also get into other towns and cities including Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, St Helen's and Blackpool. The station is fairly basic, but it is only a small category B station with 5 active platforms, an underpass with lift/stair access connects the platforms. I was surprised that this station didn't have ticket-gates, and there were no staff until getting to the platform, but the staff did seem friendly and happy to help, there was also a good amount of seats and a waiting room in the place, where you can wait before boarding a service. The facilities inside the station are minimal, but with it being a short walk away from the town centre (I like the map outside which gives you a rough time and direction to get to the DW Stadium and town centre), this isn't too bad. Bus services also stop outside. 3* - Nothing too excited, pretty average station, which provides a good number of services which is better than many towns of a similar size to Wigan gets.

I would like to prays the staff on duty today I was on a train to preston when there was a incident…read moreon on a train the staff had to put up with a lot of abuse from a passenger but they all worked so hard to make the train safe for all the passengers well done

A well served station for interconnecting bus routes. I arrived at the station by bus, with plenty…read moreof time to spare to get the first train in the morning. The platform is quite simply too small. The locals (mostly women) all arrive at the very last minute, & then attempt to get on the train BEFORE people who have been waiting 20 minutes. They then sit next to their bags, taking up two seats, & staring blankly into their mobile phones for the duration if the journey, like the socially programmed sheeple of the brainwashed masses that permeate todays society. Use at your peril. If commuting I would reccomend staying on the bus until Pemberton, a slightly longer walk, & getting on the train there.

Wigan Wallgate is in a good location within the town centre, one of two train station in Wigan,…read morealongside the larger Wigan North Western. The location is good, just a couple minutes away from the town's main shops. All services are run by Northern Trains who operate the station, mainly serving "local" destinations including Manchester, Bolton, Blackburn and Southport. The station facilities are minimal but it does have a waiting area, where you can keep warm ahead of getting a train. The station is clean in most areas. The staff were OK. Step-free station so they do have lift access etc, I like the station from the outside as it looks pretty unique and different as you can see from photos. 3*

Very little to be said other than that it is a typical train station. Seemed quite clean but…read morecertainly in need of modernising. As it is only a small station there is little confusion when it comes to platforms and the staff as with other stations are quite helpful

St. Helens Central Railway Station is a railway station serving the town of St Helens, Merseyside…read more It is on the Liverpool to Wigan Line from Liverpool Lime Street to Wigan North Western. The station and all trains calling at it, are operated by Northern Rail. This station is so much better now it has been refurbished. It is St. Helens main station so it's quite facilitated and it's fairly attractive. It is staffed the majority of the time so there is usually someone on hand to answer questions or get directions. The staff are also very helpful so if you need assistance, make sure you enquire. There is a long stay and short stay car park. The long stay does fill up early but it is free. It is convenient to hop on a train to Liverpool or Wigan and during the day they are quite regular. Overall, a decent train station with a modern and secure feel to it.

It's a simple two platform station for services to Blackpool , Preston and Liverpool and…read moreWarrington! One self service ticket machine but the touch screen seems a bit tough to push the buttons ! It's nice and clean and big easy signs to read to get your destination !

I called at Hindley Station on the way to Wigan Wallgate on a Northern Service from Manchester…read moreVictoria, and reacted in awe at the beautiful gardens at this station, making it more of a national park than a train station, put together by volunteers it helps make this station a nice place to visit and relax, even if you're not catching a train and helps make actually getting a train more pleasant. This station has 2 platforms which are in use, with trains mainly going into Wigan and Manchester, and the garden on Platform 1 is great, going in the direction of Wigan and then onto Southport, which was the route of my Northern service. Hindley is one of the local Stations in Wigan, so you can't expect too much from a "local" station, but for a local station this is great, and even the larger stations such as Wigan North Western and Wallgate could learn a few from Hindley! Hindley is also wheelchair accessible with ramp access making it a good place to catch a train without being forced to get in a taxi to your next stop, and it is nice to see this local station having step-free access as some stations close to me in Manchester, such as Mills Hill which is also run and operated by Mills Hill does not. As a train station, they isn't lots of services here but the work on the grounds makes this a really nice station to relax, and even could be a place to visit without catching a train, thanks to the fantastic work by volunteers, so definitely deserves a solid 3 stars, sadly I can't go any higher as its' main purpose is a train station and for this, it is just basic and barely average.

One ofthe nicer stations on the manchester -Southport line…read more With a beautiful garden :) Its nice to waitfor a train for a change wharlst admiring the 'friends of hindley stations' handy work