General information | |
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Location | Lostock, Bolton England |
Coordinates | 53°34′23″N2°29′38″W / 53.573°N 2.494°W |
Grid reference | SD674086 |
Managed by | Northern Trains |
Transit authority | Greater Manchester |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | LOT |
Classification | DfT category E |
History | |
Original company | Liverpool and Bury Railway |
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
c. August 1852 | Station opened as Lostock Junction |
7 November 1966 | Station closed |
16 May 1988 | Reopened as Lostock Parkway |
? | Renamed Lostock |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.237 million |
2019/20 | 0.280 million |
2020/21 | 47,064 |
2021/22 | 0.144 million |
2022/23 | 0.177 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Lostock railway station serves the suburbs of Heaton and Lostock in Bolton,Greater Manchester,England. Built for the Liverpool and Bury Railway in 1852,the station was closed in 1966,then reopened on a smaller scale in 1988 to serve commuters.
According to large scale Ordnance Survey maps and local usage,the surrounding area is named Lostock Junction and the station is referred to as such by many local people. Network Rail's "location map" uses the same name. [1] This is similar to the situation in London where Clapham Junction railway station is in fact in Battersea,and the surrounding area has taken the name of Clapham Junction. Lostock itself is over a mile to the west of the station.
The railway line between Bolton and Preston had opened as far as Rawlinson Bridge (between Adlington and Chorley) on 4 February 1841,and among the original stations on this route,the first station out of Bolton was at Blackrod. [2] On 20 November 1848,the Liverpool and Bury Railway was opened giving a route between Bolton and Wigan,and the point where it connected to the Bolton–Preston line was named Lostock Junction;the first station out of Bolton on this route was Westhoughton. Later,a station was constructed at the junction,also named Lostock Junction,which opened around August 1852. The station gave its name to the village which grew around it. [3] [4] This station had platforms on both the Preston and Wigan routes. [5]
On 17 July 1920,four people were killed and 148 were injured in a near head-on collision between two Lancashire &Yorkshire Railway passenger trains at Lostock Junction due to a signal having erroneously been ignored at danger. [6]
Lostock Junction Station closed on 7 November 1966 [4] as part of the programme of cuts initiated by the Beeching Report of 1963. However,on 16 May 1988 the station was reopened,but now with platforms only on the Preston route and renamed Lostock Parkway,a large car park for the use of park-and-ride commuters having been provided. [4] The suffix "Parkway" was later dropped. [7]
The two-platform station is served by two Northern services per hour southbound to Manchester Airport via Manchester Piccadilly and northbound to Preston and Blackpool North. [8] It is a popular commuter station. [9]
Saturday and Sunday services were replaced by buses most weekends from May 2015 until November 2018 due to the late-running electrification work on the route. [10] Weekend services resumed on Sunday 11 November 2018 after the completion of the electrification engineering work.
Electric service commenced on Monday 11 February 2019,operated by Class 319 electric multiple units. [11]
Sunday services are reduced to 1 train per hour,with 4 services on Sunday mornings terminating at Manchester Oxford Road. All services are operated using Class 331 electric units.
Before the December 2022 timetable change,services from Lostock were one train per hour in each direction,with only the Airport services stopping here. The amount of trains was increased from one to two trains per hour after the services were rerouted to both terminate at Manchester Airport.
Most recently in early 2009,the station has had a passenger information display system installed,giving waiting passengers on the platforms information about trains that are due to arrive. Fully computer automated,it is also equipped with an audio speaker system,giving the benefit of announcements of train arrivals and delays. During December 2008 - Spring 2009 the car park facilities were greatly improved by extending and resurfacing the land surrounding the railway,with the addition of floodlighting and CCTV. In April 2023,the stations information dot-matrix display screens were replaced.
The station has a ticket office,which is staffed from start of service until 19:35,six days per week (closed Sundays). A ticket vending machine is in place for purchase of tickets or promise to pay coupons when the ticket office is closed and for the collection of pre-paid tickets. Shelters are located on each platform and both have step-free access (via ramps northbound). [12]
Blackburn railway station serves the town of Blackburn in Lancashire,England. It is 12 miles (19 km) east of Preston and is managed and served by Northern Trains.
Leyland railway station serves the town of Leyland in Lancashire,England. It was formerly "Golden Hill",the name of the street and area in which the station is based,but was renamed Leyland soon after opening. The original station was built in 1838,with two platforms.
Chorley railway station serves the town of Chorley in Lancashire,England. Since 2004 it has been linked with Chorley Interchange bus and coach station. It is on the Manchester–Preston line.
Adlington railway station serves the town of Adlington in Lancashire,England. It is a two-platform station on the Bolton - Chorley - Preston line. This is part of the Northern service link between Preston and Manchester via Bolton and Chorley.
Wigan North Western railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town centre of Wigan,Greater Manchester,England.
Wigan Wallgate railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town centre of Wigan in Greater Manchester,England. The station serves two routes,the Manchester-Southport Line and the Manchester-Kirkby Line. It is 16 miles north-west of Manchester Victoria. The station is managed by Northern Trains,who operate all trains serving it.
Meols Cop railway station serves the Blowick suburb of the coastal town of Southport,Merseyside,England. The station has an island platform and is served by Northern Trains‘Manchester Victoria/Manchester Piccadilly - Southport via Wigan Wallgate branch services,on which it is the last stop before the terminus.
Blackrod railway station serves the towns of Blackrod and Horwich,Greater Manchester,England. It is 6.5 miles north west of Bolton railway station. It is just 1+1⁄4 miles (2.0 km) from the town centre of Horwich - closer than Horwich Parkway station.
Horwich Parkway is a railway station serving the town of Horwich and suburb of Middlebrook in Greater Manchester,England. The station is 16+1⁄4 miles (26.2 km) north west of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester to Preston line. The station is close to Junction 6 of the M61 motorway which adds to its convenience as a park and ride railway station. It has digital information displays.
Bolton Interchange is a transport interchange combining Bolton railway station and Bolton Bus Station in the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester,England. The station is located on the Manchester to Preston line and the Ribble Valley line,and is managed by Northern Trains. The station is 11+1⁄4 miles (18.1 km) north west of Manchester Piccadilly. Ticket gates have been in operation at the station since 2016.
Moses Gate railway station serves the Moses Gate suburb of Farnworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton,Greater Manchester,North West England.
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Kearsley railway station serves the town of Kearsley and the outlying villages of Stoneclough,Prestolee and Ringley in Greater Manchester,England. It was originally named Stoneclough.
Clifton railway station is a railway station in Clifton,Greater Manchester,England which was formerly called Clifton Junction. It lies on the Manchester–Preston line.
Salford Crescent railway station is a railway station in Salford,Greater Manchester,England,opened by British Rail in 1987.
The Manchester–Preston line runs from the city of Manchester to Preston,Lancashire,England. It is largely used by commuters entering Manchester from surrounding suburbs and cities,but is also one of the main railway lines in the North West and is utilised by TransPennine Express regional services and to Scotland. It was announced in December 2009 that the line would be electrified,following an announcement in July 2009 that the Chat Moss line between Manchester and Liverpool was to be electrified first. The electrification work for this line commenced in May 2015 and was due for completion in May 2018,but was delayed until December 2018.
The Styal line is a suburban commuter railway line which runs through south Manchester,England;it commences at Slade Lane Junction,1.2 miles (1.9 km) south of Manchester Piccadilly,and ends 12 miles (19 km) south at Wilmslow.
Hazel Grove railway station is a junction on both the Stockport to Buxton and Stockport to Sheffield lines,serving the village of Hazel Grove,Greater Manchester,England.
Westhoughton railway station is one of the two stations which serve the town of Westhoughton,in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton,Greater Manchester,north-western England. The station is 15+1⁄2 miles (24.9 km) north west of Manchester Piccadilly.
Buckshaw Parkway is a British railway station which opened on 3 October 2011 on the Manchester to Preston Line,near Euxton Junction with the West Coast Main Line. It is one of Euxton's two railway stations being in Buckshaw Village,formerly the Royal Ordnance Factory between Chorley and Leyland. It is close to the site of the four-platform Chorley ROF Halt,which was closed in 1964,remained virtually intact until the 1970s,but was finally cleared in the early 2000s.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Horwich Parkway | Northern Trains Manchester to Preston Line | Bolton | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Lostock Lane Line open, station closed | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Bolton and Preston Railway | Bolton Line and station open | ||
Chew Moor Line open, station closed | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Liverpool and Bury Railway |