Platt Bridge railway station
Platt Bridge railway station is a closed railway station in the Platt Bridge area of Wigan, England, where the line bridged Liverpool Road (the A58).
Platt Bridge | |
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| Location | Platt Bridge, Wigan England |
| Coordinates | 53.5232°N 2.5977°W |
| Grid reference | SD605031 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 September 1864 | Station opened |
| 1 May 1961 | Station closed[1] |
Lines around Wigan in 1907
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Platt Bridge was in the historic county of Lancashire.
History
The station was opened by the London and North Western Railway on 1 September 1864, in common with other stations on the Manchester to Wigan Line.
The station joined the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping in 1923 and passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
The station closed on 1 May 1961.[1]
Coal deposits were the chief motivation for building a railway in the area and the railway's supporters included many local colliery owners and industrialists.[2]
References
Notes
- Butt 1995, p. 186.
- Sweeney 1996, p. 71
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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Sweeney, D. J. (1996), A Lancashire Triangle Part One, Triangle Publishing, ISBN 0-9529333-0-6
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Wigan North Western | LNWR Manchester to Wigan Line |
Hindley Green |
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