From 8 December 2013 most of these services will stop at Wigan North Western, so the station will receive an additional hourly service in each direction between Manchester Piccadilly and Cumbria/Scotland.
From 8 December 2013 all of these services stop at Wigan North Western, except for one train in each direction which run non-stop between Manchester Oxford Road and Preston. So, the station now has an additional service in each direction between Manchester Piccadilly and Cumbria/Scotland.