Ince railway station
Ince railway station in 2015 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan England | ||||
| Grid reference | SD595048 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern | ||||
| Transit authority | Greater Manchester | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | INC | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1888 | Opened as Higher Ince | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 27,928 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 9,618 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 19,712 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 23,720 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 35,498 | ||||
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Ince railway station serves the Ince area of Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester. The station is on the Manchester-Southport Line 17¼ miles (28 km) north west of Manchester Victoria.
Until 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).