New Lane railway station
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New Lane railway station serves the rural communities and farming villages around New Lane in West
Lancashire
, in the north-west of England
. It is served and managed by Northern Rail
and is situated near the Martin Mere
bird sanctuary, which can be reached by a 1 mile walk.
Trains run to Southport
and Manchester Victoria via Wigan Wallgate
every two hours. The odd Southport to Manchester Airport train calls at New Lane at certain times of the day. The last service to Southport which calls at New Lane is at 21:24 hours with the last service towards Wigan Wallgate and Manchester stations being at 22:30.There is no service on Sundays. However a Normal service operates on most Bank holidays
West Lancashire
West Lancashire is a non-metropolitan district with the status of a borough in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Ormskirk. The other town in the borough is Skelmersdale....
Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, in the north-west of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is served and managed by Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
and is situated near the Martin Mere
WWT Martin Mere
WWT Martin Mere is a wetland nature reserve managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Tarlscough, Burscough, Lancashire, England, on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain, from Ormskirk and from Southport...
bird sanctuary, which can be reached by a 1 mile walk.
Trains run to Southport
Southport
Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. During the 2001 census Southport was recorded as having a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England...
and Manchester Victoria via Wigan Wallgate
Wigan Wallgate railway station
Wigan Wallgate railway station is one of two main railway stations serving the town of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. The station is on 2 lines, the Manchester-Southport Line and the Manchester-Kirkby Line. It is north west of Manchester Victoria...
every two hours. The odd Southport to Manchester Airport train calls at New Lane at certain times of the day. The last service to Southport which calls at New Lane is at 21:24 hours with the last service towards Wigan Wallgate and Manchester stations being at 22:30.There is no service on Sundays. However a Normal service operates on most Bank holidays