Atherleigh | |
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General information | |
Location | Leigh, Wigan England |
Coordinates | 53°30′28″N 2°31′15″W / 53.5077°N 2.5208°W |
Grid reference | SD656013 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
14 October 1935 | Station opened |
29 March 1954 | Station closed completely |
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Atherleigh railway station served an area of Leigh in what was then Lancashire, England. It was located on the Bolton and Leigh Railway line which ran from Kenyon Junction to Bolton Great Moor Street.
History
[edit]Opened by the London Midland and Scottish Railway to serve local housing estates built after World War 1.[1][2] The station was located on the west side of the railway at Westbourne Avenue with a connecting footbridge between the two parts of the road.[3]
The station structure was a simple wooden building.[4] There was a platform on each side of the tracks.[5]
The station 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.[6]
After closure
[edit]The station is believed to have been used for Rugby League specials[7] and holiday traffic[8] after closure.
By 2015 the station site was buried under the A579 road.[9]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Westleigh Line and station closed |
London Midland and Scottish Railway | Atherton Bag Lane Line and station closed |
References
[edit]- ^ Butt 1995, p. 21
- ^ Sweeney 1996, p. 45
- ^ "Location of Atherleigh station on a 1938 Lancashire CII.NE OS six-inch published in 1947". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ Sweeney 1996, pp. 45–46
- ^ Holland 2001, p. 73
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 21
- ^ Holland 2001, p. 73
- ^ The station's history via Disused Stations UK
- ^ Smith & Turner 2012, Map 45
Sources
[edit]- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
- Holland, Bert (2001), Plodder Lane for Farnworth, Leigh: Triangle Publishing, ISBN 0-9529333-6-5
- Smith, Paul; Turner, Keith (2012), Railway Atlas Then and Now, Ian Allan Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7110-3695-6
- Sweeney, D. J. (1996), A Lancashire Triangle Part One, Triangle Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9529333-0-4