Standish railway station

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General information
Location Standish, Wigan
England
Coordinates 53°35′20″N2°38′34″W / 53.5888°N 2.6427°W / 53.5888; -2.6427 Coordinates: 53°35′20″N2°38′34″W / 53.5888°N 2.6427°W / 53.5888; -2.6427
Grid reference SD576103
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping North Union Railway
London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
31 October 1838Station opened as "Standish Lane"
by 1844Station renamed "Standish"
23 May 1949Station closed [1]
Lines around Wigan in 1907 Boar's Head, Haigh, Hindley, Pemberton, Plank Lane, Strangeways & Wigan RJD 77.jpg
Lines around Wigan in 1907

Standish railway station is a closed railway station in Standish, England, situated where the line bridged Rectory Lane (the B5239).

Contents

Standish was in the historic county of Lancashire.

History

The station was opened by the North Union Railway in 1838 as "Standish Lane". It was renamed as plain "Standish" by 1844. The North Union later became part of the London and North Western Railway.

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 in May 1949. [1]

Services

In 1922 eight "Down" (northbound) services called at Standish on Mondays to Saturdays. Most were local services, with a Saturdays Only "Parliamentary", calling at most stations in a five and a half hour journey from Crewe to Carlisle. No trains called on Sundays. The "Up" service was similar. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 218.
  2. ↑ Bradshaw 1985 , pp. 412–5

Sources

  • Bradshaw, George (1985) [July 1922]. Bradshaw's General Railway and Steam Navigation guide for Great Britain and Ireland: A reprint of the July 1922 issue. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN   978-0-7153-8708-5. OCLC   12500436.
  • 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.
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