Plank Lane railway station

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Plank Lane
LocationBetween Crankwood and Plank Lane, Leigh, Wigan
England
Coordinates 53°29′41″N2°33′39″W / 53.4948°N 2.5609°W / 53.4948; -2.5609 Coordinates: 53°29′41″N2°33′39″W / 53.4948°N 2.5609°W / 53.4948; -2.5609
Grid reference SD629000
Platforms2 [1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping LNWR
Key dates
1 October 1903Station opened
22 February 1915Station closed [2]
Map showing the location of Plank Lane station in the early 1900s Boar's Head, Haigh, Hindley, Pemberton, Plank Lane, Strangeways & Wigan RJD 77.jpg
Map showing the location of Plank Lane station in the early 1900s

Plank Lane railway station served the hamlet of Crankwood and the Plank Lane area of Leigh, England. Like many railways, the line passed between rather than through communities, with branches off to serve the key driver - goods, and in this area - coal.

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Location and nearby stations

The station was the only one on the Plank Lane Branch, which ran from junctions with the Eccles, Tyldesley and Wigan line south to Pennington. [3] [4] It was situated immediately north of the bridge over Crankwood Lane, [5] which in 2015 was still a minor road. [6] Throughout this station's short life the GCR operated West Leigh and Bedford station a short distance to the west on the same country lane but on a different line.

Opening and closure

The station opened in 1903 and closed in 1915, never to reopen. The line survived until well after WW2 but has since been lifted and in many places obliterated.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Platt Bridge
Line and station closed		  London and North Western Railway   Pennington
Line and station closed

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References

  1. ↑ The station's history Disused Stations
  2. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 186.
  3. ↑ The line and mileages via railwaycodes
  4. ↑ Conolly 1998 , p. 45
  5. ↑ Sweeney 2013, p. 57.
  6. ↑ The station site on a 1948 OS Map via npe maps

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.
  • Conolly, W Philip (1998). British railways pre-grouping atlas and gazetteer (9th impression; 5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN   978-0-7110-0320-0. OCLC   221481275.
  • Sweeney, Dennis (2013). The Wigan Junction Railways. Leigh: Triangle Publishing. ISBN   978-0-9550030-5-9.
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