page_title: Gathurst railway station
hierarchical_section_title: Gathurst railway station
caption_attribution_description: English: Former station house, Gathurst railway station
context_page_description: Gathurst railway station is a two-platform railway station on the outskirts of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The station is on the Southport line 2 ³⁄₄ miles north west of Wigan Wallgate station. The station also serves the nearby village of Shevington, indeed until 1973 was named Gathurst for Shevington. It is currently operated by Northern Trains.
  The main stone-built station building survives adjacent to the Wigan-bound platform, but is now in use for non-railway purposes, modest shelters now being provided on both platforms for rail travellers.
context_section_description: Gathurst railway station is a two-platform railway station on the outskirts of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The station is on the Southport line 2 ³⁄₄ miles (4.4 kilometres) north west of Wigan Wallgate station. The station also serves the nearby village of Shevington, indeed until 1973 (see British Rail Timetable of 1972) was named Gathurst for Shevington. It is currently operated by Northern Trains.
  The main stone-built station building survives adjacent to the Wigan-bound platform, but is now in use for non-railway purposes (as a public house), modest shelters now being provided on both platforms for rail travellers.
caption: Gathurst railway station in 2015, the L&YR-era station building is now a public house.
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