Lostock Lane railway station

Lostock Lane
Location
Place	Lostock
Area	Bolton
Coordinates	53°34′27″N 2°31′39″W / 53.5742°N 2.5274°W / 53.5742; -2.5274Coordinates: 53°34′27″N 2°31′39″W / 53.5742°N 2.5274°W / 53.5742; -2.5274
Grid reference	SD652087
Operations
Original company	Bolton and Preston Railway
Pre-grouping	LYR
Platforms	2 (probable)
History
November 1846	Station opened
1 June 1879	Station closed[1]
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Lostock Lane railway station served the Lostock area of northwest England. It was located in a rural setting where Lostock Lane crossed the line. During industrialisation, nearby Horwich, Blackrod, and Lostock all grew rapidly, leaving Lostock Lane station with little source of traffic.

The station was situated immediately west of the bridge carrying Lostock Lane.^[2] By 2015 no trace of the station could be seen, though the flattened station site remains railway property with good access for road vehicles. The double tracks through the site are well used and are being electrified.

References

1. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 149.
2. ↑ 1:10,560 Lancashire and Furness OS Map.

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. 

External links

• The station on an 1849-50 OS Map via old OS maps
• The station site on an 1948 OS Map via npe maps