Hindley Green railway station

Hindley Green
Location
Place Platt Bridge
Area Wigan
Coordinates 53°31′13″N 2°32′39″W / 53.5204°N 2.5441°W / 53.5204; -2.5441Coordinates: 53°31′13″N 2°32′39″W / 53.5204°N 2.5441°W / 53.5204; -2.5441
Grid reference SD640027
Operations
Original company Manchester to Wigan Line
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
1 September 1864 Station opened
1 May 1961 Station closed[1]
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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.[2]

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Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Platt Bridge   LNWR
Manchester to Wigan Line
  Chowbent
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