Westhoughton railway station
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 north west of Manchester Piccadilly.Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Westhoughton, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- Also known as: “Westhoughton Railway Station”, “Westhoughton Station”, and “WHG”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Westhoughton Town Hall and Church of St. John the Evangelist.
Westhoughton Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westhoughton Town Hall is a municipal building in Market Street, Westhoughton, Greater Manchester, England. The town hall is the meeting place of Westhoughton Town Council. Westhoughton Town Hall is situated 2,700 feet south of Westhoughton railway station.
Church of St. John the Evangelist
Church
Photo: Barrie Price, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of St. John the Evangelist is situated 2,300 feet north of Westhoughton railway station.
Tower of Church of St Bartholomew
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tower of Church of St Bartholomew is situated 2,500 feet south of Westhoughton railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westhoughton and Wingates.
Westhoughton
Town
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bolton is a large town in Greater Manchester in the North-West of England, 17 miles north of Manchester city centre. It celebrates its industrial heritage of canals, coal, cotton, and railways.
Wingates
Suburb
Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wingates is a small settlement located in the town of Westhoughton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. The name is believed to mean 'a gate for the wind', and it seems likely as this is in an exposed position above Westhoughton.
Middlebrook
Suburb
Middlebrook is a suburb that spans the boundaries of Horwich and Lostock in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. The name Middlebrook is derived from the watercourse the Middle Brook which starts at Red Moss, the mossland south of Horwich. Middlebrook is situated 2 miles north of Westhoughton railway station.
Westhoughton railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Westhoughton, Bolton, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.55589° or 53° 33′ 21″ northLongitude
-2.52322° or 2° 31′ 24″ westElevation
367 feet (112 metres)Operator
Northern TrainsNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“WHG”Open location code
9C5VHF4G+9POpenStreetMap ID
node 6178577209OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Westhoughton railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Westhoughton”
- Dutch: “Station Westhoughton”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة ويسثوجتون”
- French: “gare de Westhoughton”
- French: “Westhoughton”
- Urdu: “ویسٹ ہوٹن ریلوے اسٹیشن”
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