Atherton Bag Lane railway station
| Atherton Bag Lane | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Atherton, Greater Manchester |
| Area | Wigan |
| Coordinates | 53°31′46″N 2°30′19″W / 53.5294°N 2.5053°WCoordinates: 53°31′46″N 2°30′19″W / 53.5294°N 2.5053°W |
| Grid reference | SD667038 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Bolton and Leigh Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 2[1] |
| History | |
| 11 June 1831 | Opened as Bag Lane |
| 1847 | Renamed Atherton |
| 2 June 1924 | Renamed Atherton Bag Lane |
| 29 March 1954 | Closed to passengers[2] |
| 7 October 1963 | Station closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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| UK Railways portal | |
| LNWR Lines to Bolton |
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Legend |
Atherton Bag Lane railway station served an area of Atherton, Greater Manchester in what was then Lancashire, England. It was located on the Bolton and Leigh Railway line which ran from Bolton Great Moor Street to Leigh Station and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and later to Kenyon Junction.
History
Opened by the Bolton and Leigh Railway it became part of the London and North Western Railway, the station joined the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping in 1923. It passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, only to be closed by the British Transport Commission six years later.
The site is a wooded area at the corner of two roads.
Service
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atherleigh Line and station closed |
Bolton and Leigh Railway London and North Western Railway |
Chequerbent Line and station closed | ||
References
- ↑ Holland 2001, pp. 44 & 108
- ↑ Butt 1995, p. 21
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Holland, Bert (2001), Plodder Lane for Farnworth, Leigh: Triangle Publishing, ISBN 0-952-9333-65
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
External links
- The station on a 1948 OS map via npe maps
- The station on an 1845 series OS map via National Library of Scotland
- The station on an 1892 series OS map overlay via National Library of Scotland
- The station via Disused Stations UK
- The station and line via railwaycodes
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