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Golborne Rail Station

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is working with Wigan Council to develop proposals for a new rail station in Golborne.

A new station in Golborne presents a significant opportunity to create local rail connectivity and give people an easier choice to catch a train rather than rely on the car. Golborne is one of the largest towns in Greater Manchester without a railway station and its residents currently face a long car or bus journey, of over one-hour, to get into Manchester city centre. Introduction of a train service to Manchester city centre would reduce this to approximately 30 minutes. This lack of connectivity makes it difficult for people to get to work, school, education, or to enjoy Manchester’s world-class cultural scene. This new station would help make Golborne and its surrounding areas an even better place to live. 

This picture shows a computer generated image of the proposed Golborne Train Station. The main station entrance and station building are located on the left hand side of the image. The station name of Golborne is shown in a yellow box with black text on the side of the building. There are two sets of stairs and lift shafts illustrating access to the platforms with a bridge providing connections across the railway line. Two platforms are shown on either side of the railway line.

The current proposal, subject to consultation and business case, is to build a new station near to the site of the previous Golborne Station which will have an hourly service between Wigan and Stalybridge (via Manchester Victoria). The station will be fully accessible and include a new footbridge across the railway with passenger lifts to all platforms. Also included in the design will be a variety of passenger amenities including cycle storage, ticket vending machines, real time train information, passenger help points, seating and waiting shelters. 

Further enhancements are proposed around the new station including improved town centre parking, better options for travelling to and from the station by introducing improved walking, wheeling, cycling and scooting links. We will also be looking at possible links to the east of the train tracks, providing an alternative route to the town centre. 

Your views will be used to inform the next stages of the development of the scheme, ahead of the final business case being submitted to the government early in 2025.

If you have any questions about this consultation or need any support to respond, you can get in touch with us:

• By calling 0161 244 1000 (support for non-English speakers is also available on this number)

• By emailing hello@beenetwork.com  

• At one of the local drop-in sessions detailed in the “You can take part by” section

You can take part by:

• Responding online

• Completing a paper copy of the survey, which are available to pick up at: 

-Golborne Library (Tanners Lane, Golborne, Warrington, WA3 3AW)

-Golborne Sports and Social Club (Stone Cross Lane, Lowton, Golborne, Warrington, WA3 2SE)

-Parkside Sports and Community Club (Hugo Johnson Playing Fields, Rivington Avenue, Golborne, WA3 3HG)

Or can be requested by calling 0161 244 1000 or emailing hello@beenetwork.com

• Providing your feedback at one of the public drop-in sessions:

-Golborne Library Wednesday 10th January 10:00 – 13:00

-Golborne Sports and Social Club Wednesday 24th January 13:30 – 16:30

-Parkside Sports and Community Club Thursday 08th February 18:00 – 21:00

The consultation runs from Thursday 4 January 2024 for six weeks until 11.59 pm on Thursday 15 February 2024.

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Golborne Rail Station Survey

Golborne Rail Station Survey

4 January 2024 - 15 February 2024

The following questions ask about the current proposals for the station and surrounding area, as well as potential use of the new station and its facilities. Finally, we also ask some questions about you that help us understand who we’re hearing from and how representative that is of local communities. All of the questions are optional, but we want to gather as much detail as possible at this stage to inform how the proposals develop. If you would like to make additional comments regarding any of the proposals or questions below you can capture these at the end of the questionnaire.

This survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. All questions are optional so please feel free to skip any questions you do not wish to answer.

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