He said it had taken a “huge effort” for the proposals to reach this point and thanked residents who had helped shape the plans.
Nearby Leigh is the biggest town in England without a rail station, while the wider area, including Lowton, is the largest and most populous area in Greater Manchester not connected to the rail network.
The proposal includes a new accessible two-platform rail station with a footbridge across the tracks and lifts to both platforms, a new hourly service between Wigan and Manchester Victoria and onwards to Stalybridge, an improved town centre car park and new walking and cycling links to the town centre.
Jo Platt, MP for Leigh and Atherton, said: “It will better connect the local community to jobs, education and leisure activities, and is a major step towards making Golborne an even greater place to live and work.”
The station would be delivered through locally devolved government funding.
