Airport between May 2018 & May 2019. Between May 2019 and December 2022, this was replaced by an hourly diesel service between and , with most trains continuing on to either or . In December 2022, the to services reverted to their previous route via thus ceasing to serve Wigan. These services were replaced by limited weekday peak-only fast services to calling only at . These were mainly operated by new Class 195 Civity units, whilst the electric variants (Class 331s) have started to appear on Liverpool services since the summer of 2019. In the May 2018 timetable change, two trains per hour were introduced to/from Bolton - one to Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge, the other to Manchester Piccadilly and thence via Stockport. These ran on weekdays only - weekend trains were replaced by buses until November 2018 due to ongoing electrification work on the Manchester to Preston Line through Bolton and Salford Crescent. From the December 2019 timetable change, most weekday services to/from Manchester via Hindley reverted to their previous route via Wallgate, with just a few trains starting or finishing here in the morning and both peak periods. From December 2020 until December 2022 however, the hourly service from Leeds started & terminated here once more throughout the day (save for a few peak period services). Most services via towards Manchester now run from station. An hourly service operates on Sundays to via . From the timetable change on 17 May 2015, Northern Rail introduced Class 319 electric services to Liverpool and Manchester, Avanti West Coast services southwards to London Euston and northwards to Glasgow are always operated by electric Class 390 Pendolino trains. Services southwards to London Euston via Birmingham New Street and northwards to Glasgow and Edinburgh are operated by either electric Pendolino trains or diesel Class 221 Super Voyager units. Future train services Under HS2 and government proposals' high-speed trains would stop at the station from Glasgow before joining the new HS2 line south of Wigan to Birmingham and London. See also Wigan Central railway station Wigan Wallgate railway station West Coast Main Line route modernisation Notes References Bibliography External links Railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan DfT Category B stations Former North Union Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1838 Railway stations served by TransPennine Express Northern franchise railway stations Railway stations served by Avanti West Coast Buildings and