Golborne South railway station

Golborne South
Location
Place Golborne
Area Wigan
Coordinates 53°28′42″N 2°35′42″W / 53.478425°N 2.595052°W / 53.478425; -2.595052Coordinates: 53°28′42″N 2°35′42″W / 53.478425°N 2.595052°W / 53.478425; -2.595052
Grid reference SJ606981
Operations
Original company North Union Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
by 13 October 1839 Station opened as "Golbourne Gate"
1839-50 Station became known as "Golborne"
1 February 1949 Renamed "Golborne South"
2 February 1961 Station closed to passengers
22 May 1967 Station closed completely[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Golborne South railway station, earlier known as Golbourne Gate and then Golborne, was a substantial, brick-built station was on the West Coast Main Line.[2] It stood immediately south of the A573 bridge over the line in the centre of the village of Golborne.[3][4][5]

History

Opened by the North Union Railway, it became part of the London and North Western Railway, passing to the LMSR during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

Services

In 1922 ten "Down" (northbound) services called at Golborne South on Mondays to Saturdays and one train on a Sunday. Most were local services, with a Saturdays Only "Parliamentary", calling at most stations in a five and a half journey from Crewe to Carlisle. The "Up" service was similar.[6]

After closure

Following the dismantling of Golborne South railway station, the only remaining evidence of it was the track alignment and bricked in apertures in a road overpass.[7]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Bamfurlong
Line open, station closed		   London and North Western Railway
North Union Railway		   Lowton
Line open, station closed
    Warrington Bank Quay
Line and station open

References

  1. ↑ The station via Disused Stations UK
  2. ↑ The station via Wigan World
  3. ↑ Smith & Turner 2012, Map 45
  4. ↑ Station and line CGJ5 via railwaycodes
  5. ↑ The station on a 1948 OS Map via npe Maps
  6. ↑ Bradshaw 1986, pp. 412–3
  7. ↑ The station via Disused Stations UK

Sources

  • Bradshaw, George (1985) [July 1922]. July 1922 Railway Guide. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-8708-5. OCLC 12500436.
  • 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.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • Smith, Paul; Turner, Keith (2012), Railway Atlas Then and Now, Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7110-3695-6
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