Upholland
General information
Location	Up Holland, West Lancashire England
Coordinates	53°31′41″N 2°44′28″W / 53.528°N 2.741°W / 53.528; -2.741
Grid reference	SD509037
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	UPL
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Liverpool and Bury Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
20 November 1848	Opened as Pimbo Lane
13 October 1900	Renamed Up Holland
1902	Renamed Upholland
Passengers
2018/19	31,650
2019/20	32,250
2020/21	9,596
2021/22	21,396
2022/23	21,698
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Upholland railway station serves the small town of Up Holland in the southern Lancashire/Wigan boundary area of England. It is on the Kirkby branch line from Wigan Wallgate and means the service (which is provided by Northern Trains, who also manage the station) runs through three counties on its journey from Wigan to Kirkby.

Upholland has been named in past Lancashire County Council reports as a possible site of a rail link to Skelmersdale, but as yet no firm plans have been made.

History

The original Upholland station was on a different site, opened by the Liverpool and Bury Railway on 20 November 1848, but closed four years later in 1852.^[1] The current station was originally called "Pimbo Lane Station", and also opened on 20 November 1848.^[2] It was renamed "Up Holland" on 13 October 1900, and "Upholland" in 1902.^[1]

Facilities

The station is unstaffed and has no permanent buildings left, other than basic shelters on each platform. Timetable posters provide train running information. Step-free access is available to the eastbound platform (via a steep ramp), but not for the westbound one (this can only be reached by a staircase from Pimbo Lane).^[3] The station also has a small car park located next to the bridge on Pimbo Lane.^[4]

Services

All services at Upholland are operated by Northern Trains.

The station is served by one train per hour between Headbolt Lane and Blackburn via Wigan Wallgate and Manchester Victoria. Connections for Merseyrail services to and from Liverpool Central can be made by changing at Headbolt Lane.^[5]

No services call at the station during late evenings or on Sundays.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Rainford		Northern Trains Kirkby Branch Line Monday-Saturday only		Orrell