Place Leigh Grid reference SD656013 Platforms in use 2 | Area Wigan 14 October 1935 Station opened | |
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway 29 March 1954 Station closed completely Original company London, Midland and Scottish Railway Similar Chequerbent railway station, Astley railway station, Darcy Lever railway st, Irlams o' th' Height railway st, Shawclough and Healey railway st | ||
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.
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History
Opened by the London Midland and Scottish Railway, 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.
After closure
The station is believed to have been used for Rugby League specials and holiday traffic after closure.
By 2015 the station site was buried under the A579 road.
References
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