Ince (Wigan) railway station
Ince 
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Ince railway station in 2015
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| Location | |
| Place | Ince-in-Makerfield |
| Local authority | Wigan |
| Grid reference | SD595048 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | INC |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 faces (Central island) |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 21,608 |
| 2012/13 |
22,200 |
| 2013/14 |
22,300 |
| 2014/15 |
 19,684 |
| 2015/16 |
21,150 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Greater Manchester |
| History | |
| Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 1888 | Opened as Higher Ince |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ince from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Ince railway station serves the Ince area of Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester. The station is on the Manchester-Southport Line 17¼ miles (28 km) north west of Manchester Victoria.
Until November 1964, Ince was also served by a station at Lower Ince on the line from Wigan Central to Glazebrook (to the now closed Manchester Central).
Ince suffered in the 1960s and 1970s from much house clearance and landscaping. This has resulted in low passenger usage for the station which served an area which was (until the 1960s) a bustling independent town. Ince (unlike Daisy Hill and Hindley, and other stations on the line) is not a commuter dormitory suburb and now the station is deserted even at peak times. Usage figures increased by around 10% in 2006/07 and recently by greater amounts (around 25% in 2007/08, and 29% in 2010-11) albeit from a relatively low base.
There are three seats, with a new shelter that contains benches. There is also a newly installed LED next train indicator sign (which the station did not previously have) and a payphone. There are no other facilities (such as a ticket machine or waiting room) at the station, as can be seen from its National Rail Enquiries entry. Passengers must buy their tickets in advance or from the conductor on the train as there is no staffed ticket office here.
The station is served by an hourly service in each direction to Manchester Victoria via Atherton and to Southport (Wigan Wallgate during the evenings) respectively. Peak hour variations see a few Kirkby trains call during the evening peak and through trains beyond Manchester to Huddersfield, Blackburn and Leeds.
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