Bamfurlong railway station
| Bamfurlong | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Bamfurlong |
| Area | Wigan |
| Coordinates | 53°30′34″N 2°36′17″W / 53.509377°N 2.604660°WCoordinates: 53°30′34″N 2°36′17″W / 53.509377°N 2.604660°W |
| Grid reference | SD600015 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | North Union Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 April 1878 | Station opened |
| 27 November 1950 | Station closed completely[1] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Bamfurlong railway station was a substantial, brick-built railway station on the West Coast Main Line, in the United Kingdom.[2] It stood immediately south of the A58 bridge over the line in the village of Bamfurlong.[3][4][5]
History
Opened by the London and North Western Railway, the station passed to the LMSR at the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
Services
In 1922 ten "Down" (northbound) services called at Bamfurlong 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.[6]
After closure
Following the dismantling of Bamfurlong railway station, a platform remained for many years, increasingly overgrown. By 2015 the only remaining evidence was the track alignment.[7]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wigan North Western Line and station open |
London and North Western Railway | Golborne South Line open, station closed | ||
References
Sources
- Bradshaw (1986), Bradshaw's July 1922 Railway Guide (reprint), Guild Publishing London
- Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Smith, Paul; Turner, Keith (2012), Railway Atlas Then and Now, Ian Allan Publishing, ISBN 978 0 7110 3695 6
External links
- The station via Disused Stations UK
- Station and line CGJ5 via railwaycodes
- The station on a 1948 OS Map via npe Maps