Gathurst railway station
Gathurst railway station is a two-platform railway station on the outskirts of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The station is on the Southport line 2+3⁄4 miles north west of Wigan Wallgate station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Peter Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station on the Southport line in Greater Manchester, England
- Also known as: “Gathurst”, “Gathurst for Shevington”, “Gathurst Railway Station”, and “GST”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gathurst Viaduct and St Anne’s Church, Shevington.
Gathurst Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gathurst Viaduct carries the M6 motorway across the Douglas valley at Shevington, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The second largest bridge on the M6 motorway, it lies between junctions 26 and 27. Gathurst Viaduct is situated 1,800 feet west of Gathurst railway station.
St Anne’s Church, Shevington
Church
Photo: Shevington123, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Anne’s Church, Shevington is situated 1 mile north of Gathurst railway station.
St Barnabas Church, Marsh Green
Church
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Barnabas Church, Marsh Green is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Gathurst railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shevington and Pemberton.
Shevington
Village
Photo: Shevington123, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shevington is a village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The population of the Wigan ward called Shevington and Lower Ground had increased to 11,482 at the 2011 Census.
Pemberton
Suburb
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pemberton is an area of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the southwestern bank of the River Douglas, and east of the M6 motorway. The area is contiguous with Orrell and as a ward has a population of 13,638, increasing to 13,982 at the 2011 Census. Pemberton is situated 2 miles southeast of Gathurst railway station.
Standish
Village
Photo: Martinevans123, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Standish is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is on the A49 road between Chorley and Wigan, near Junction 27 of the M6 motorway. Standish is situated 2 miles northeast of Gathurst railway station.
Gathurst railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.55938° or 53° 33′ 34″ northLongitude
-2.69382° or 2° 41′ 38″ westElevation
131 feet (40 metres)Operator
Northern TrainsNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“GST”Open location code
9C5VH854+QFOpenStreetMap ID
node 3713687530OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
6952637Wikidata ID
Q2311154
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Gathurst railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Gathurst”
- Dutch: “Station Gathurst”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة جاثورست”
- French: “gare de Gathurst”
- French: “Gathurst”
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