Place Platt Bridge Grid reference SD640027 Platforms in use 2 | Area Wigan 1 September 1864 Station opened | |
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway Original company Manchester and Wigan Railway Similar Darcy Lever railway st, Astley railway station, Staley and Millbrook railway st, Irlams o' th' Height railway st | ||
Hindley Green railway station is a closed railway station in the Hindley Green area of Wigan, England, where Leigh Road (the A578) bridged the line.
Hindley Green was within the historic county of Lancashire.
History
The station was opened by the London and North Western Railway on 1 September 1864, in common with other stations on the Manchester to Wigan Line.
The station joined the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping in 1923 and passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
The station closed on 1 May 1961.
Coal deposits were the chief motivation for building a railway in the area and the railway's supporters included many local colliery owners and industrialists.
References
Hindley Green railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA