Ince suffered in the 1960s and 1970s from much house clearance and landscaping. This has resulted in low passenger usage for the station which served an area which was (until the 1960s) a bustling independent town. Ince (unlike Daisy Hill and Hindley, and other stations on the line) is not a commuter dormitory suburb and now the station is deserted even at peak times. Usage figures increased by around 10% in 2006/07 and recently by greater amounts (around 25% in 2007/08, and 29% in 2010-11) albeit from a relatively low base.
There are three seats, with a new shelter that contains benches. There is also a newly installed LED next train indicator sign (which the station did not previously have) and a payphone. A series of improvement works during June and July 2018 to the station added an array of CCTV cameras and a new Card-Only ticket machine.[1] The station is entirely unstaffed and customers must obtain tickets from the ticket machine on the platform. those wishing to pay for their ticket with cash must use the ticket machine to obtain a 'Promise to Pay' and pay the conductor on the train.
The station is served by an hourly service in each direction to Manchester Victoria via Atherton and to Wigan Wallgate respectively. Since the winter 2022 timetable change, eastbound services continue beyond Manchester to Rochdale and Leeds. A small number of services to and from Kirkby call during the morning peak.
There is an hourly daytime Sunday service to Wigan, Southport and Manchester Victoria (via Atherton) in the current (Spring 2023) timetable.[2] Eastbound services continue to Rochdale and Blackburn.
The station is closed for rebuilding and upgrading from 24 July 2023 until December 2023, with a replacement bus service in operation.
Future and electrificationedit
The line between Wigan and Bolton has been given government approval to electrify and upgrade. Various bridges are being modified and rebuilt to make way for this.[3] Ince station will thus have electrification hardware in the future.[4]
Notesedit
^NRE Stations - Ince (Manchester)National Rail Enquiries website; Retrieved 14 November 2016
ince, railway, station, station, wirral, also, previously, known, ince, ince, elton, railway, station, serves, ince, area, metropolitan, borough, wigan, greater, manchester, station, manchester, southport, line, miles, north, west, manchester, victoria, ince, . For the station in the Wirral also previously known as Ince see Ince amp Elton railway station Ince railway station serves the Ince area of Metropolitan Borough of Wigan Greater Manchester The station is on the Manchester Southport Line 17 miles 28 km north west of Manchester Victoria InceInce railway station in 2015General informationLocationInce in Makerfield WiganEnglandGrid referenceSD595048Managed byNorthernTransit authorityGreater ManchesterPlatforms2Other informationStation codeINCClassificationDfT category F2HistoryOriginal companyLancashire and Yorkshire RailwayPre groupingLancashire and Yorkshire RailwayPost groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1888Opened as Higher IncePassengers2018 1920 8562019 2027 9282020 219 6182021 2219 7122022 2323 720LocationNotesPassenger statistics from the Office of Rail and RoadUntil November 1964 Ince was also served by a station at Lower Ince on the line from Wigan Central to Glazebrook to the now closed Manchester Central Ince suffered in the 1960s and 1970s from much house clearance and landscaping This has resulted in low passenger usage for the station which served an area which was until the 1960s a bustling independent town Ince unlike Daisy Hill and Hindley and other stations on the line is not a commuter dormitory suburb and now the station is deserted even at peak times Usage figures increased by around 10 in 2006 07 and recently by greater amounts around 25 in 2007 08 and 29 in 2010 11 albeit from a relatively low base There are three seats with a new shelter that contains benches There is also a newly installed LED next train indicator sign which the station did not previously have and a payphone A series of improvement works during June and July 2018 to the station added an array of CCTV cameras and a new Card Only ticket machine 1 The station is entirely unstaffed and customers must obtain tickets from the ticket machine on the platform those wishing to pay for their ticket with cash must use the ticket machine to obtain a Promise to Pay and pay the conductor on the train Contents 1 Services 2 Future and electrification 3 Notes 4 External linksServices editThe station is served by an hourly service in each direction to Manchester Victoria via Atherton and to Wigan Wallgate respectively Since the winter 2022 timetable change eastbound services continue beyond Manchester to Rochdale and Leeds A small number of services to and from Kirkby call during the morning peak There is an hourly daytime Sunday service to Wigan Southport and Manchester Victoria via Atherton in the current Spring 2023 timetable 2 Eastbound services continue to Rochdale and Blackburn The station is closed for rebuilding and upgrading from 24 July 2023 until December 2023 with a replacement bus service in operation Future and electrification editThe line between Wigan and Bolton has been given government approval to electrify and upgrade Various bridges are being modified and rebuilt to make way for this 3 Ince station will thus have electrification hardware in the future 4 Notes edit NRE Stations Ince Manchester National Rail Enquiries website Retrieved 14 November 2016 Table 101 National Rail timetable MAy 2023 Powering ahead bridge upgrade for Wigan to Bolton electrification Network Rail Media Centre Retrieved 20 January 2022 Green light given for Wigan to Bolton electrification GOV UK Retrieved 15 January 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ince Wigan railway station Train times and station information for Ince railway station from National Rail Disused stations org see Lower Ince Preceding station nbsp National Rail Following stationWigan WallgateNorthern Trains Headbolt Lane Blackburn Monday Saturday HindleyNorthern Trains Southport Blackburn Sundays Northern Trains Southport Manchester Oxford Road Limited service Wigan North WesternNorthern Trains Wigan North Western Manchester Victoria Leeds Limited service 53 32 21 N 2 36 45 W 53 5391 N 2 6126 W 53 5391 2 6126 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ince railway station amp oldid 1190042341, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
