Wigan Wallgate Railway Station

Wigan Wallgate is one of two railway stations serving the town centre of , in , England; the other is , which is 100 metres away across the street named Wallgate.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
  • Also known as: “WGW”, “Wigan Wallgate railway station”, and “Wigan Wallgate Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wigan North Western Railway Station and All Saints’ Church, Wigan.

Railway station
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Wigan North Western is one of two railway stations that serve the town centre of , in , England; the other is Wigan Wallgate, 110 yards away. is situated 660 feet southeast of Wigan Wallgate Railway Station.

Church
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All Saints' Church in Wallgate, , , England, is an Anglican parish church. It is in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington and St.Helens, the Diocese of Liverpool. is situated 460 feet northeast of Wigan Wallgate Railway Station.

Town hall
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The new Town Hall is a former technical college in Library Street, , England which was converted into a municipal facility in 1990. It is a Grade II listed building. is situated 930 feet east of Wigan Wallgate Railway Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wigan and Wigan Pier.

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is an industrial town in in the north of England. It's 17 miles northwest of central Manchester and until 1974 was part of Lancashire. In 2019 the population was 108,000.

Quarter
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is an area around the in , , England, south-west of the town centre. The name has humorous or ironic connotations since it conjures an image of a seaside , whereas Wigan is inland and a traditionally industrial town.

Suburb
is a road, the name of which is used to describe the surrounding residential area of , in , England. , although it has no specific boundaries, is south of the River Douglas and is situated next to the and close to and Wigan town centre which is in walking distance.

Wigan Wallgate Railway Station

Latitude
53.54506° or 53° 32′ 42″ north
Longitude
-2.63424° or 2° 38′ 3″ west
Elevation
125 feet (38 metres)
Operator
Northern Trains
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“WGW”
Open location code
9C5VG9W8+28
Open­Street­Map ID
node 30416942
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6953899
Wiki­data ID
Q7999554
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Venetian—“Wigan Wallgate Railway Station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “維根沃爾蓋特站”
  • Dutch: “station Wigan Wallgate”
  • Dutch: “Station Wigan Wallgate”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة ويجان والجات”
  • French: “gare de Wigan Wallgate”
  • French: “Gare de Wigan Wallgate”
  • French: “Wigan Wallgate”
  • Japanese: “ウィガン・ウォールゲート駅”
  • Urdu: “ویگن والگیٹ ریلوے اسٹیشن”
  • Venetian: “stasion de Wigan Wallgate”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Wallgate and Scholes Village.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Wigan Wallgate and King Street West/Wallgate (Stop E).

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