Trains to Lostock - Station Details and further Information on Lostock Train Services
Lostock train station serves the Lostock suburb of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. According to large scale Ordnance Survey maps and local usage, the area is named Lostock Junction and the station is referred to as such by many local people. Indeed Network Rail's own "location map" refers to the area as "Lostock Junction."
The two-platform station is served by Northern Rail and TransPennine Express services to Manchester stations (i.e Piccadilly, Airport, Oxford Road and Victoria) from Preston and Blackpool North. It is a popular commuter station.
The Bolton-Wigan branch-line diverges just to the south of Lostock's platforms, but there are no longer any platforms on the branch to Wigan and Southport. The Network Rail North West Route Utilisation Strategy has recommended the construction of these additional platforms and they are planned to be reinstated as part of the Manchester TIF bid.
If the Wigan platforms be restored, then Lostock (Junction) may again provide a valuable interchange point for those passengers wishing to travel from Hindley and Westhoughton to Chorley, Preston and Blackpool, and from Chorley to Wigan and Southport, all with one single change of trains. |