I support the reintroduction of a rail link serving Leigh and the wider area. Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/i-support-the-reintroduction-of-a-rail-link-serving-leigh-and-the-wider-area.html Online petition signatures en-us Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:36 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Mr James Venables [Signature #56] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18703099?utm_medium=rss Thu, 26 Mar 2015 07:47:31 UTC 18703099 Mr Iain Hodcroft [Signature #55] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18610987?utm_medium=rss integrating transport within local infrastructure is hugely important

]]> Sun, 1 Mar 2015 01:14:53 UTC 18610987 mrs Janice Dyson [Signature #54] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18321731?utm_medium=rss Fri, 9 Jan 2015 03:34:44 UTC 18321731 Mr Alan D Bezer [Signature #53] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18017676?utm_medium=rss Sun, 12 Oct 2014 07:36:49 UTC 18017676 Ms Patricia Morrell [Signature #52] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17634723?utm_medium=rss Fri, 18 Jul 2014 02:34:26 UTC 17634723 Mr John Lowe [Signature #51] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17208486?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 Apr 2014 01:39:09 UTC 17208486 Mr Peter Hampson [Signature #50] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17200053?utm_medium=rss Sun, 20 Apr 2014 09:16:28 UTC 17200053 Mr David Brown [Signature #49] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17199974?utm_medium=rss I fully support this proposals in this petition

]]> Sun, 20 Apr 2014 08:41:26 UTC 17199974 Mrs Kathleen Morris [Signature #48] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17199518?utm_medium=rss We are in dire need of a railway link, leigh is like at busy periods.

]]> Sun, 20 Apr 2014 04:54:30 UTC 17199518 mrs jeanette ollerton [Signature #47] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17199392?utm_medium=rss Sun, 20 Apr 2014 03:47:28 UTC 17199392 Miss Alison Orrell [Signature #46] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17199369?utm_medium=rss Sun, 20 Apr 2014 03:34:02 UTC 17199369 Me Keith Morris [Signature #45] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17199366?utm_medium=rss We in Leigh are desperate for a rail link to the main lines.

]]> Sun, 20 Apr 2014 03:31:52 UTC 17199366 Mrs Susan Unsworth [Signature #44] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16722181?utm_medium=rss A LOCAL RAIL LINK IS VITAL TO HELP CONGESTION IN THE AREA. IT CAN TAKE ME AS LONG TO GET OUT OF LOWTON ONTO THE M6 AS IT DOES TO THEN TRAVEL TO STOCKPORT.

]]> Sun, 2 Feb 2014 03:19:45 UTC 16722181 MR Shane Blair [Signature #43] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16700338?utm_medium=rss I think the HS2 is a fantastic idea, and may we look forward to traveling by rail from Leigh if, and when, this does actually go ahead.

]]> Tue, 28 Jan 2014 04:49:58 UTC 16700338 Mr Anonymous [Signature #42] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16699883?utm_medium=rss Tue, 28 Jan 2014 03:52:42 UTC 16699883 Mr Paul Lorenz [Signature #41] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16692515?utm_medium=rss A town with a population the size of Leigh is pourer without being served by a rail connection. Buses cannot provide the speed and efficiency of rail travel.

]]> Mon, 27 Jan 2014 02:23:42 UTC 16692515 Mr James Edmondson [Signature #40] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16690403?utm_medium=rss Mon, 27 Jan 2014 07:51:04 UTC 16690403 Mr Robert Bennett [Signature #39] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16680912?utm_medium=rss The roads around Leigh are heavily congested in all directions. We need to attack it with an improvement to public transport together with focused changes to road layouts, routes and flows. It currently takes circa an hour by road to go between Leigh and Wigan in the moprning and evening rush hours.

]]> Fri, 24 Jan 2014 06:47:06 UTC 16680912 Mr David Sykes [Signature #38] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16680857?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Jan 2014 06:27:56 UTC 16680857 Mrs Kay Whittaker [Signature #37] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16678328?utm_medium=rss The people of Leigh have suffered without a train station for nearly 50 years, it is about time we got back our transport link to the national rail network, Using the train frequently I am, as others are, faced with starting my journeys by bus or taxi to Wigan, Warrington or Newton-le-Willows, which is costly and inconvenient.

]]> Fri, 24 Jan 2014 04:56:34 UTC 16678328 mrs margaret hall [Signature #36] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16676886?utm_medium=rss A rail link will encourage company to bring work to our area.

giving our local people a chanes of work and a good standared of living.

]]> Thu, 23 Jan 2014 05:00:30 UTC 16676886 mrs Caroline Isherwood [Signature #35] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16675768?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Jan 2014 10:21:15 UTC 16675768 mrs June Keefe-Smith [Signature #34] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16675511?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Jan 2014 08:48:11 UTC 16675511 Mr Michael Blamires [Signature #33] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16675475?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Jan 2014 08:37:31 UTC 16675475 Mr Mike Amberry [Signature #32] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16673336?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Jan 2014 06:38:04 UTC 16673336 mr kevin wright [Signature #31] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16639754?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Jan 2014 05:42:23 UTC 16639754 Mrs Jeanette Leigh [Signature #30] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16598396?utm_medium=rss There are plans for massive housing developments in the area and it is vital that there is the transport infrastructure to support it

]]> Fri, 10 Jan 2014 07:05:48 UTC 16598396 mrs mary williams [Signature #29] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16383342?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Dec 2013 01:46:04 UTC 16383342 Ms Carolyne Smith [Signature #28] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16349148?utm_medium=rss Tue, 3 Dec 2013 02:27:21 UTC 16349148 Mr Anonymous [Signature #27] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16317573?utm_medium=rss Wed, 27 Nov 2013 02:44:36 UTC 16317573 Ms Christine Johnson [Signature #26] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16314237?utm_medium=rss A town the size of Leigh is dying without access to the rail network. A station as proposed would bring business to Leigh and provide wider access to jobs and prosperity for Leigh people

]]> Tue, 26 Nov 2013 11:22:04 UTC 16314237 mr Anonymous [Signature #25] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16257599?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Nov 2013 03:00:08 UTC 16257599 Mrs Patricia Evans [Signature #24] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16254512?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:20:50 UTC 16254512 mrs Sharon Edwards [Signature #23] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16249110?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Nov 2013 07:14:52 UTC 16249110 Mr Stephen Waywell [Signature #22] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16206564?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Nov 2013 01:13:25 UTC 16206564 mr Anonymous [Signature #21] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16161559?utm_medium=rss Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:52:40 UTC 16161559 mr paul hughes [Signature #20] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16100244?utm_medium=rss Train station in leigh

]]> Tue, 5 Nov 2013 04:04:36 UTC 16100244 Mr David Long [Signature #19] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15804101?utm_medium=rss Since the closure of the railway through Leigh there has been a considerable reduction in large scale employment opportunities in the area. I believe that it is vital that the town has restored links to both Manchester and Liverpool to the benefit of the local population.

]]> Thu, 12 Sep 2013 05:07:00 UTC 15804101 mr william foster [Signature #18] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15790467?utm_medium=rss station is a good idea but until atherleigh way is extended directly to join m6 or m62 the congestion at the lane head bottleneck will only get worse.

]]> Wed, 11 Sep 2013 01:27:49 UTC 15790467 mrs eunice berry [Signature #17] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15689111?utm_medium=rss the sooner the better

]]> Fri, 23 Aug 2013 09:01:21 UTC 15689111 Mr Thomas William Peake [Signature #16] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15661389?utm_medium=rss as the phase 1 Electrification from Manchester to the West coast main line will be complete in September 2013 Electric trains will run from Manchester Airport over Chat Moss Line to Parkside Jcn. ( Newton-Leigh-Willows), Golborne Jcn. them Wigan and onwards to Scotland, trains could stop at the old Lowton Jcn. Station, new Station at Golborne, maybe one at Bamferlong then Wigan and Scotland this work to be completed as soon as possible. Leigh New Station to be Built as soon as Possible

]]> Fri, 16 Aug 2013 03:30:52 UTC 15661389 Miss Anonymous [Signature #15] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15646066?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Aug 2013 08:17:57 UTC 15646066 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #14] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15635704?utm_medium=rss Traffic in this region is a major problem. The addition of a station and a main train line would be a huge boost to the region for jobs and transport solutions.

]]> Sat, 10 Aug 2013 09:16:28 UTC 15635704 Dr John Bostock [Signature #13] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15635089?utm_medium=rss The potential to commute easily to Manchester and Liverpool will revitalise the Leigh housing situation and encourage more people to buy in the area.

]]> Sat, 10 Aug 2013 03:26:44 UTC 15635089 MS ANDREA GREENHALGH [Signature #12] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15633006?utm_medium=rss I would love better rail links for Leigh and the north west

]]> Fri, 9 Aug 2013 09:48:04 UTC 15633006 MR TERRY PEERS [Signature #11] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15628011?utm_medium=rss Thu, 8 Aug 2013 10:17:44 UTC 15628011 Mr Ken Prescott [Signature #10] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15627838?utm_medium=rss A rail station serving the Leigh area should be targeted as quickly as practical with the station also for HS2 later

]]> Thu, 8 Aug 2013 09:32:41 UTC 15627838 mr eric pickles [Signature #9] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15624869?utm_medium=rss Wed, 7 Aug 2013 03:54:09 UTC 15624869 Mr Anonymous [Signature #8] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15486031?utm_medium=rss Sat, 6 Jul 2013 03:22:32 UTC 15486031 Mr Conor Edwards [Signature #7] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15469483?utm_medium=rss Leigh should be on a metrolink service from Skelmersdale to Manchester via Wigan and Swinton - branches into Leigh centre and Skelmersdale Centre from the existing northern rail.
This is more important than a station on HS2 as if you can get from Leigh to Wigan or Manchester then you can get on HS2 from there. A station on the A580 will just encourage more car journeys out of town and slow down trains on HS2 if they have already stopped in Wigan North Western. The metrolink option would serve more of the Leigh/ Wigan/ Skem/ Atherton/ Walkden population rather than just those who wish to travel to London or Glasgow so is more valuable to the local economy than a station on HS2. Thank you for asking my opinion.
Kind regards

]]> Mon, 1 Jul 2013 04:17:17 UTC 15469483 Mr Colin Hindley [Signature #6] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15466705?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Jul 2013 02:39:06 UTC 15466705 Mr. Anonymous [Signature #5] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15463766?utm_medium=rss Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:46:42 UTC 15463766 MR Anonymous [Signature #4] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15458758?utm_medium=rss Sat, 29 Jun 2013 07:55:27 UTC 15458758 mr JOSEPH DILLON [Signature #3] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15458167?utm_medium=rss Sat, 29 Jun 2013 04:18:00 UTC 15458167 Mr Bryan Kay [Signature #2] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15441448?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jun 2013 05:14:58 UTC 15441448 Mr Stan walker [Signature #1] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15439521?utm_medium=rss In order to ensure the local community derives some benefit for the considerable disruption caused by HS2 that a station/interlink is established in Lowton as per Transport for Leigh@s proposal.
This will ensure HS2 is accessible to over 2 million people in the local region.
A station linking east west to north south will also significantly reduce the number of cars in a very congested area.

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