The big dream for 'Andy Burnham's town' which has no buses or trains to Manchester
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe first train station to be built in 25 years in Greater Manchester is just one Whitehall signature away. Golborne Train Station is no “pie in the sky” idea according to Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, who is waiting on a sign-off from Government before the vision of regenerating his home town as a commuter hub can become a reality.
Both Burnham and Leigh’s MP James Grundy, despite being on opposite sides of the political track, have the same direction in mind for this station - which is to reconnect it to Manchester, improving connectivity just for the town itself, but the wider Leigh area.
Golborne itself, sitting on the border of Cheshire and Greater Manchester, had a station that closed fully in 1967 and the old platforms can still be seen today. READ MORE: Dad stabbed man up to 20 times in 23 seconds with machete in 'revenge attack' outside PureGym With no direct bus, train or tram services to Manchester, the isolated town on the edge of Wigan could see big regeneration benefits if a flagship station was to open.
Despite the arrival of the Leigh Guided Busway in 2016 providing a new transport option for Leythers, the area around the Golborne end of the Leigh constituency is still “majorly underserved” for connectivity, according to Burnham.
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