Gathurst Railway Station

GATHRST GST | 2397

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Gathurst station is managed by Northern Trains and is located in Wigan within the North West area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 22,784 journeys were made between Gathurst and Manchester Piccadilly—that's 31% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Gathurst peaked during 2019-20 with 106,722 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 14% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 75% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Gathurst table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	30,608
1998-99	26,902
1999-00	29,231
2000-01	29,499
2001-02	29,409
2002-03	29,267
2003-04
2004-05	34,989
2005-06	47,600
2006-07	50,625
2007-08	53,103
2008-09	71,732
2009-10	73,388
2010-11	82,306
2011-12	91,120
2012-13	92,622
2013-14	92,464
2014-15	86,050
2015-16	86,976
2016-17	97,870
2017-18	92,888
2018-19	94,320
2019-20	106,722
2020-21	14,426
2021-22	71,014
2022-23	80,454
2023-24	73,518
2024-25