Skelmersdale could get two direct trains to Liverpool per hour The preferred location for a town's first railway station in 50 years has been revealed. Lancashire County Council has earmarked land ...

The Government has rejected plans to build a Skelmersdale rail station, in a decision which has been branded a “betrayal”. West Lancs MP Rosie Cooper said the rejection was a “cruel joke ...

A new £150m Skelmersdale town centre masterplan has been approved by councillors - despite concerns about building 400 homes at the former Glenburn School site, and the size of land earmarked for a ...

Skelmersdale has a bigger population than the two other towns but a different population. "I strongly object to putting 400 houses on the whole site and the risks to the railway station site.

A West Lancashire town could get a rail station as part of new transport plans. Skelmersdale could get two direct trains to Liverpool per hour and an hourly service to Manchester, Councillor John ...

The station, which had carried passengers from 1858 to 1956, was originally named Blague Gate and had its name changed to Skelmersdale in 1874. The demolition of the railway station left ...

Plans for a new railway line and station in Skelmersdale has taken a step forward. A business case for improved transport including better connectivity to regional centres of Liverpool ...

However, for every new station that gets built or upgraded ... which is also designed to support any future plans to build a rail link to Skelmersdale. Council funding was also secured by ...

"I wouldn't live anywhere else," she says. One other typical town feature which Skelmersdale lacks is a railway station. The town is, in fact, the second largest in the North West without a ...

The preferred location for a railway station for Skelmersdale has been identified. Lancashire County Council, in partnership with West Lancashire Borough Council and Merseytravel, have revealed ...

A new Skelmersdale town centre masterplan has been backed by councillors - despite concerns about plans to build 400 homes at the former Glenburn School site. Councillors also asked why the amount of ...

Plans for a new railway line and station in Skelmersdale has taken a step forward. A business case for improved transport including better connectivity to regional centres of Liverpool ...