Ince railway station
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For the station in the Wirral also previously known as Ince, see Ince & Elton railway station.
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.
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Location | Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan England | ||||
Grid reference | SD595048 | ||||
Managed by | Northern | ||||
Transit authority | Greater Manchester | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
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Station code | INC | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
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Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
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1888 | Opened as Higher Ince | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 20,856 | ||||
2019/20 | 27,928 | ||||
2020/21 | 9,618 | ||||
2021/22 | 19,712 | ||||
2022/23 | 23,720 | ||||
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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).