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Golborne South railway station

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Place
  
Golborne

Grid reference
  
SJ606981

Platforms in use
  
2

Area
  
Wigan

Original company
  
North Union Railway

Golborne South railway station

Pre-grouping
  
London and North Western Railway

Post-grouping
  
London, Midland and Scottish Railway

by 13 October 1839
  
Station opened as "Golbourne Gate"

Similar
  
St Helens Central (GCR) rai, Culcheth railway station, Kenyon Junction railway st, Glazebrook railway station, Hindley railway station

Golborne South railway station was a substantial, brick-built station was on the West Coast Main Line. It stood immediately south of the A573 bridge over the line in the centre of the village of Golborne.

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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.

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.

References

Golborne South railway station Wikipedia