Plodder Lane railway station

Plodder Lane railway station served the southern part of Bolton and the western, Highfield, part of Farnworth.

Plodder Lane
Location
PlaceHighfield, Farnworth
AreaBolton
Coordinates53.5485°N 2.4233°W / 53.5485; -2.4233
Grid referenceSD720058
Operations
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms2[1]
History
1 April 1875 (1875-04-01)Station opened
29 March 1954 (1954-03-29)Station closed[2]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

The station closed on 29 March 1954 and was demolished in the Winter of 1955–56.[6]

The cutting that the station was in is still visible today and a footpath runs between the station site and Highfield Road. The site of the adjacent Engine Shed and Goods Yard was covered by housing although the path that led from Plodder Lane to Minerva Road survives and much of the exterior wall of the shed site is still in situ.

References
  1. Suggitt 2004, p. 85.
  2. Butt 1995, p. 186
  3. Holland 2001, p. 31.
  4. Butt 1995, p. 186
  5. Conolly 1976, p. 45, section C2.
  6. Holland 2001, p. 140.

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 (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Holland, Bert (2001), Plodder Lane for Farnworth, Leigh: Triangle Publishing, ISBN 0-9529333-6-5
  • Suggitt, Gordon (2004). Lost Railways of Merseyside and Greater Manchester. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-85306-869-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Sweeney, Dennis J. (1996), A Lancashire Triangle Part One, Leigh: Triangle Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9529333-0-4CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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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