Atherleigh
General information
LocationLeigh, Wigan
England
Coordinates53°30′28″N 2°31′15″W / 53.5077°N 2.5208°W / 53.5077; -2.5208
Grid referenceSD656013
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
14 October 1935Station opened
29 March 1954Station closed completely

Atherleigh railway station served an area of Leigh in what was then Lancashire, England. It was located on the Bolton and Leigh Railway line which ran from Kenyon Junction to Bolton Great Moor Street.

History

Opened by the London Midland and Scottish Railway to serve local housing estates built after World War 1.[1][2] The station was located on the west side of the railway at Westbourne Avenue with a connecting footbridge between the two parts of the road.[3]

The station structure was a simple wooden building.[4] There was a platform on each side of the tracks.[5]

The station passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, only to be closed by the British Transport Commission six years later.[6]

After closure

The station is believed to have been used for Rugby League specials[7] and holiday traffic[8] after closure.

By 2015 the station site was buried under the A579 road.[9]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Westleigh
Line and station closed 		  London Midland and Scottish Railway   Atherton Bag Lane
Line and station closed

References

  1. ^ Butt 1995, p. 21
  2. ^ Sweeney 1996, p. 45
  3. ^ "Location of Atherleigh station on a 1938 Lancashire CII.NE OS six-inch published in 1947". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  4. ^ Sweeney 1996, pp. 45–46
  5. ^ Holland 2001, p. 73
  6. ^ Butt 1995, p. 21
  7. ^ Holland 2001, p. 73
  8. ^ The station's history via Disused Stations UK
  9. ^ Smith & Turner 2012, Map 45

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Closed railway stations in Greater Manchester
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