Plodder Lane railway station

Plodder Lane
Location
Place Highfield, Farnworth
Area Bolton
Coordinates 53°32′55″N 2°25′24″W / 53.5485°N 2.4233°W / 53.5485; -2.4233Coordinates: 53°32′55″N 2°25′24″W / 53.5485°N 2.4233°W / 53.5485; -2.4233
Grid reference SD720058
Operations
Original company London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
1 April 1875 (1875-04-01) Station opened
29 March 1954 (1954-03-29) Station closed[1]
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Plodder Lane railway station served the southern part of Bolton and the western, Highfield, part of Farnworth.

The station was located on the southern side of a bridge carrying Plodder Lane, the present B6199. The wooden station building was at road level with steps down to both platforms.[2]

Plodder Lane station was on the London and North Western Railway route between Bolton Great Moor Street and Manchester Exchange.

History

The station opened on 1 April 1875 and was sometimes known as Plodder Lane for Farnworth.[3] There was a nearby locomotive shed, also named Plodder Lane. The station was the first one to the south of Bolton Great Moor Street, the line's northern terminus.[4]

The station closed on 29 March 1954 and was demolished in the Winter of 1955–56.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 186
  2. ↑ Holland 2001, p. 31
  3. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 186
  4. ↑ Conolly 1976, p. 45, section C2
  5. ↑ Holland 2001, p. 140

Sources

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Bolton Great Moor Street
Line and station closed		   London and North Western Railway   Little Hulton
Line and station closed


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