- Parbold railway station
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Parbold 
Location Place Parbold Local authority West Lancashire Operations Station code PBL Managed by Northern Rail Number of platforms 2 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 87,215 2005/06 * 
0.104 million2006/07 * 0.107 million2007/08 * 0.111 million2008/09 * 0.112 million2009/10 * 0.114 millionNational Rail - UK railway stations A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Parbold from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. Parbold railway station serves the village of Parbold and the nearby village of Newburgh in West Lancashire, England.
The station is 7 miles (11 km) north west of Wigan Wallgate on the Manchester to Southport Line.
History
The station was built in the mid-19th century by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. It radically altered the village, allowing workers to live in Parbold and commute to urban areas throughout the North West.
The railway station also provided a natural centre for the village which it still is today. It was originally named Newburgh after the nearest large village (Newburgh) but this became Newburgh for Parbold and then Parbold for Newburgh. At this point Dalton wanted to also to be mentioned in the official name so the railway company decided to just call the station Parbold (this happened before 1910 as the station was called Parbold in the Bradshaw of that date). At one point however the station was again renamed as Parbold for Newburgh (see 1960s and 1980s British Railway timetables.) Finally in 1973 the station became once again plain Parbold.
In 2005 the railway station underwent a £250,000 restoration project which saw the ticket office restored to its former glory and new fences and CCTV installed.
Services
Monday to Saturday daytimes there are two trains per hour in each direction westbound towards Southport and eastbound towards Manchester (one per hour to Piccadilly and the Airport via Bolton and one per hour to Victoria via Atherton.)
There is an hourly service in each direction on Sundays, with trains running eastbound to Stockport (via Manchester Piccadilly) and through to Chester via Altrincham every other hour.
External links
- Train times and station information for Parbold railway station from National Rail
Preceding station 
National RailFollowing station Appley Bridge Northern Rail
Manchester to Southport LineHoscar
Burscough Bridge on SundaysAppley Bridge Northern Rail
Manchester Airport-SouthportBurscough Bridge Railway stations in Lancashire West Coast Main Line Kirkby Branch Line Manchester to Southport Line Merseyrail Northern Line Ormskirk Branch Line Blackpool Branch Lines Manchester to Preston Line Ribble Valley Line East Lancashire Line Preston • Lostock Hall • Bamber Bridge • Pleasington • Cherry Tree • Mill Hill • Blackburn • Rishton • Church and Oswaldtwistle • Accrington • Huncoat • Hapton • Rose Grove • Burnley Barracks • Burnley Central • Brierfield • Nelson • ColneCaldervale Line Leeds to Morecambe Line Furness Line Heritage Railways Irwell Vale • Rawtenstall • Riversway • Strand Road CrossingCategories:- Railway stations in West Lancashire
- Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations
- Railway stations served by Northern Rail
- DfT Category E stations
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