Plodder Lane railway station
Plodder Lane | |
---|---|
General information | |
Location | Highfield, Farnworth, Bolton England |
Coordinates | 53°32′55″N 2°25′24″W / 53.5485°N 2.4233°W |
Grid reference | SD720058 |
Platforms | 2[1] |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | London and North Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1 April 1875 | Station opened |
29 March 1954 | Station closed[2] |
LNWR lines to Bolton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Plodder Lane railway station served the southern part of Bolton and the western, Highfield, part of Farnworth.
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
- ^ Suggitt 2004, p. 85.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 186
- ^ Holland 2001, p. 31.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 186
- ^ Conolly 1976, p. 45, section C2.
- ^ Holland 2001, p. 140.
Sources
- 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.
- Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
{{cite book}}
: Invalid|ref=harv
(help) - 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.
{{cite book}}
: Invalid|ref=harv
(help) - Sweeney, Dennis J. (1996), A Lancashire Triangle Part One, Leigh: Triangle Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9529333-0-4
{{citation}}
: Invalid|ref=harv
(help)
External links
- The station on a 1948 OS map via npe maps
- The station on an 1885 series OS map overlay via National Library of Scotland
- The station and line via railwaycodes
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 |